Friday, January 28, 2011
HISTORICAL EVENTS IMPACT OUR LIVES
And often make us reflect about where we were, what we were doing and who was with us. I thought of this reflection after watching a segment of Canada AM about the 25th anniversary of the Space Shuttle explosion. My life has been influenced by the Kennedy assassination, the Viet Nam war and all the protests, Trudeau era, Diana/Charles wedding and her eventual death, major world disasters and of course, September 11th to name a few. Sometimes events coincide with situations in our own lives so the identification and emotions are closer. Our folks who lived through the Great Depression and World War Two brought their memories and experiences into our lives. Our children will have their own set of events that have an influence on them. Not everyone will have the same experience and observations from an event. Are there events that impacted your life and still bring emotions? Do you review history and see connections to today? Do we learn from those events? I find being connected to a big event somehow makes my small existence seem more important. Do you ever feel the same way?
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I have more or less the same memories of great events as you, Barb. I might add the invention of the personal computer in about 1981 and all sorts of electronic gadgets that followed that.
ReplyDeleteBut, unfortunately, man doesn't learn much from history. You see the same wars and crimes year after year, century after century. Technology does seem to help the people of some countries overthrow old dictator type regimes. But, it also can be used against those same people.