History Lost

Are we losing part of today's inside story on our

Society?

I'm talking about the

Treasure Trove

of inside information from the

Famous,

Heroic,

Innovators,

Politicians,

and
Humanitarians Figures
in today's society.

In the past,

and as far as I know,

since man was able to scratch images into wood,

rock,

or soft metals,

we have been writing down our thoughts

and sending them to our

Loved Ones,

Family,

Friends,

Co-Workers,

and between
Governments

and so on.

According to the testimony of ancient historian

Hellanicus

the first recorded hand written letter (epistle) was by the

Persian Queen Atossa,

around 500 BC.

The Roman Emperor

Trajan

commanded that

Positus

(carriers)

be stationed at regular distances with chariots waiting to transport important documents,

this is where the word

Post

is derived from.

What does all this mean?

If

Hellanicus

didn't write down that the

Persian Queen Atossa

wrote the first letter,

how would we know?

Throughout
History,

letters between
Statesmen,

Lovers,

Friends,

Family,

and even
Rivals

has given us an insight to what
Life

was like in
Antiquity.

What am I worried about?

My Dad still sends me written letters

and he is 90 years old.

Do you send letters?

No,

it's
Facebook,

Twitter,
Snapchat,

Texting,

Email,

and all kinds of other
Social Media
where people can communicate with each other without putting pen to paper.

Will
Historians
of the future have access to all of this information

and be able to put together a comprehensive account of today's Society?

Or will they have to rely on what the
1% Of Elitists
tell them how it was.

Social Media
may have brought about a revolution in
Egypt In 2011,

but did anyone write down what was said?

Or,

do we have to go by hearsay to explain what happened.

To me,

the truth about today's
Society,

is lost when you erase that next 
Text.

This is,

A Fan Favorite Of History,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

- Winston Churchill -

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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