True History

It’s as easy as taking one look at the Bible — the age-old book that documents history so far back that you wonder if it’s even true. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. Then you have science documenting through fact and archeology the evidence of history before biblical times when the Earth was nothing but a rock filled with toxic fumes and gases. That was pretty long ago, actually.

You have to wonder, though…. Sometimes it seems as if you might not trust what you learn in your basic History class. What if they were wrong? What if scientists were wrong? What if our founding fathers were wrong? What if the Apostles were wrong?

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What if everyone was wrong?

Sites like Soroptimistnorway.org would investigate this fundamental question, and so should you? That’s actually what History should be about, true history anyway: seeking the truth.

We weren’t born way back then, so what else would history be used for? Just to know? That would seem pointless.

It’s essential as a human being living in this world to know of the truth as to how we got here, where we came from, who we are. Take a look at Scripture, and you’ll notice that several perspectives point out history. What about other perspectives? You learn about the history of our government; but where did that history come from? From our government. What about other perspectives?

True History Comes From All Perspectives

You want to explore history, explore it from all sides, all accounts — everything. It’s one thing to get one side of a story, but if you can experience the whole truth, you’ve triumphed.

 

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Has Education Gotten Better?

It’s all relative, really. Back then technology wasn’t nearly as high-efficiency as it is today, but that doesn’t necessarily mean people all over the world learned a lot slower. In that same respect, although today’s technology in education reaches higher than anything in history, it doesn’t mean we as the human race learn faster. So then the question remains, and it may be a question that will never be sufficiently answered for as long as the Earth still spins around our sun: Has Education Gotten Better?

You have to get into the real root of education and realize that as time passes, so does what we learn.

Back when everyone thought the sun revolved around the world, all the parchment in schools and writing utensils pretty clearly taught that. It was the norm. How to cook was pretty typical, and when you were a resident of the Renaissance, the liberal arts were paramount.

Astronomy came into the forefront. We learned more about what exists out there in the universe. We learned that it’s not the sun that revolves around us; it’s us that revolves around the sun! Education evolves.

This is to say that our way of learning doesn’t get ‘better.’ We learned just as efficiently in history as we do today. But if you’re talking about the kind of education we receive, you can definitely say this one thing:

It has gotten better. Because what we learn ultimately expands more and more into the unknown — from the early theories of history to the better recognized mantras of the present. And it will keep getting better so long as we keep learning.

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Why So Many Hobbies?

Don’t be surprised; think about it. You’re looking at a big world out there, over a billion human beings living on it. And whether you understand it or not, believe it or not: each human being is actually unique.

Pretty remarkable, right? And something sites like Soroptimistnorway.org would salivate over. It’s a biological fact that even each set of human eyes are completely unique. How could that be? Only God could tell you….

But that should help you understand why there are so many hobbies out there to try. And to better surprise you, many of them seem to be suited to a certain age range.

Take a teen, for instance: there’s guitar, keyboard, singing, drawing, hiking, or sports. Generally, you’re looking at more of a physical standard there.

If you’re in your 20s, you might be interested in reading, writing, classical instruments, painting, and sculpture.

Let’s say you’ve entered your 30s: what would be some typical hobbies of yours? Maybe cooking? How about volunteering, traveling, stargazing, bird watching?

And as we get into our 40s, the ability to instill memories into the core of our lives takes root in the hobbies of scrapbooking, sewing, quilting, crocheting, card-making, and photography.

There’s so much out there, so much to try, so much to explore. It would make you wonder why many people would be bored enough to break laws, start fights, and generally be depressed! But, hey, that’s the world for you: imperfect and screwed up. But you at least have some redeeming factors from it. And really that’s all you’ll ever need.

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A Dynamic Lifestyle

You know what “culture shock” is?

That’s when you visit another country — better yet, stay with a foreign family — and get overwhelmed by how different their traditions are. You were so used to how your family, your life, your world, works in your country that everything else seems to incomprehensible to you. It’s like driving a car on the ‘wrong’ side of the road with the wheel on the passenger side (referring to those living in America, of course).

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Cultures are different; just explore sites like Soroptimistnorway.org. The major point, though, is to understand.

You’re looking a pretty huge place out there. That place is called the “world.” And the world is filled with a ton of people. You know how many? ….

Approximately 6.93 billion. No joke.

When you think about it, that’s a lot of people! And when was the last time you took a trip around the world? One trip to New York would take about three hours. And that’s only on one continent. You go around the world, and you’d probably see four or five sunrises and sunsets in one day. That’s four or five breakfasts in about 24 hours time.

Talk about ethereal, existential….

The fact is this: when there’s so much space covering our world, so much geography, and a ton of people to boot, you can’t deny the reality that cultures will vary immensely. What may be acceptable here, won’t be over there.

So take a deep breath, get a drink of water. Culture shock won’t kill you.

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