What is History?
History is:
The sound of metal on metal.
The sound of metal on bone.
Open trails.
Crowds surging against a gate.
Haggling over the price of a mule.
History is:
A grudge passed down from father to son.
A yearning for justice.
The struggle for cooperation.
The smell of cholera.
History is:
Endless fields of rice, endless rows of corn.
Brown water sloshing from a bucket.
The grunt of cattle.
Red wine at the victory feast.
History is:
The lure of the city.
The whisper of the desert.
Shanty towns and mausoleums.
Skyscrapers and pain medication.
History is:
A fall from Grace.
The rush to Glory.
The wail of sirens.
A sigh of violins.
The splash at the bottom of the well.
History is:
Warehouses full of paper.
An attic full of memories.
A breaking bottle.
A broken promise.
Neighbors screaming through the wall.
History is:
The triumph of love.
The balm of compassion.
The fire of knowledge.
A man dying in a lonely corner.
A woman sobbing in an empty room.