History is more than just the documentation of events.
It is a reminder of heritage, identity, and the sacrifices made by the forefathers of a civilization to create a better world for their children and children’s children to live in.
The practice of honoring such history, even if it isn’t your own, is one that allows for the understanding of greatness and the value of sacrifice to permeate your being.
Of course, history will also show that humanity has always made mistakes, and that humanity will likely continue to do so.
Nevertheless, you mustn’t loathe nor be ashamed of those mistakes; instead you are to learn from them, in order to avoid their repetition.
The loathing of one’s own history and the desire to forget it become the source of immense internal and external turmoil that, if allowed to continue and spread, can decimate a civilization.
This is why the keeping and remembrance of history’s greatest moments is important, for a civilization must never forget what it is and what it stands for.