( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com Is learning about the past useful? I fully disagree that learning about the past has no value for those living in the present In fact, it is much more useful than somebody thinks Although sometimes it may be good to overlook the previous knowledge in order to avoid constraint conformity, we cannot scorn the important role of the vast knowledge from the past for the following reasons Admittedly, nothing emerges from zero All knowledge that we acquire nowadays is from the past: language, customs, academic subjects, and so on We inherit the past knowledge, use it and improve it In deed, only with the knowledge of prior achievements can technological progress be made For example, the discovery of micro particles made it possible for the physicists to create the flow of electrons under the influence of magnetic field Hence many inventions based on the discovery of electric current have been made Besides the fundamental knowledge, learning from the past provides us with the most valuable experience As we have neither hardships nor difficulties, it is really advisable to learn by our predecessors` experience For instance, the Chinese medicine is accumulated by the knowledge of the effect of plants on illness, built from trials, even on men, and errors through thousands of years Furthermore, it also helps prevent reoccurrence of negative events in the history of our civilization By examining our actions in the past and making judgments about what was right and what was wrong, we can avoid causing those same mistakes again Let us take the example of the Holocaust, the infamous massacre that nobody ever wants to happen again In short, learning about the past is necessary for everyone It is advisable to ignore the past to make a breakthrough and to keep free thinking, however, not at the expense of past knowledge ( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com