Man And History

Man is by Nature, so made up as to form his own opinions, develop his convictions, draw his interferences and pass his verdicts. Off and on he thinks to survey what really History teaches. After such thought he comes to the conclusion that History teaches nothing.

History acquires its significance from the approaches that are brought to it. It can serve as a guide in the way as the lamp post on the road! But man seems to be blind to History. He never learns from it. He does not even learn by his mistakes. That is why History is said to be repeating itself.

Great reformers like JESUS and SOCRATES were put to death. Even then people could and did assassinate great men like Abraham Lincoln, Gandhiji, and Martin Luther King. Great inventors like Galileo were blindly subjected to harassment. In this way men behave in life and starve the world for good things that would have nourished it.

History tells the evil effect brought about by hypocrisy, corruption and jealousy. Still man sticks to them with great passion and persistence.

History is full of illustrations of greed and its ill-bearings resulting in battles. But to man, History means nothing.

It also illustrates what war really means. We suffer from consequences but even then man prepares for war and raises the slogan: "If you want peace, be prepared for war !"

Man has eyes that see not, a heart that feels not, and consequently he repeats his mistakes.

True Happiness and Contentment

In this push Button age of easy living, sacrifice and self-denial have become meaningless words for many people.

The advantages provided by modern science often make people indifferent and easy going.

The bold and adventurous men of the olden days did not cross the continents in the comfort of an aeroplane. But they sweated it out under untold hardships of their wagons and sailing ships.

Today, many people believe that the more they have the more happier they will be; That the improvements in their lives can come only from plentiful possessions and riches. People who live to collect and store the things of the world find in the end that they have collected nothing to carry with them namely the good works. Till the end they have not found happiness among their material possessions in the world.

Man has tamed the wild beasts, has conquered the oceans and mountains, and has reached the moon . Unless he has tamed and disciplined himself, he will never find true happiness and contentment.

- LION Dr K.V. Govinda Rao B.A., LL.B.,