Changing History
November 17th, 2008Recently I stumbled upon a website titled “Books that Changed History.” (www.historynow.org). I love it when I find others who agree with me, so I was happy to stumble. It is a fact that books have a long and distinguished history of changing the world.
The written word is very powerful. You can affect the lives of dozens, hundred, thousands, perhaps even millions of people, now and in the years to come – just by writing. Even if you reach only one person, that person will reach others. You never know who your book, or your article, or your blog comment, may touch.
Your words may even contribute to the historical record, since if you tell the stories of your life in this time and place, you have just become a primary source. Historians will love you. Genealogists will thank you.
Think about it. If your great-great-great grandfather voted against Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860, or fought in the battle of Gettysburg, or helped runaway slaves escape on the Underground Railway, or shook hands with Jefferson Davis, or worked in the cotton fields of a Deep South plantation – wouldn’t you like to read his own words on the subject? Well, your life too is a part of the historical record. Who might be reading your words in 200 years?
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November 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I have a well loved book titled Eyewitness To History. Every page is a gem. We are all part of history, every single day, its all in how you look at it.