But we know only too well that these are not quite so in actuality. When examined through the microscope of critical analysis, political institutions are maya too. And yet, these political maya make millions of people feel they truly enjoy freedom and economic security. In most instances, however, it is a narration of events that did not happen the way they are reported. The goal of history often is, intentionally or otherwise, to make a people feel good about their past.
History is, in effect, a patriotic maya.
It serves the important purpose of making a people feel good about themselves. It is necessary for a healthy self-image of a people. Mythology is another grand maya that has played a role in human history. It speaks of gods and demons who never existed, in terms and language that are inspiring and fascinating. But mythologies also make a people good, creating in them, like history, the impression that their past was graced by majestic beings, by all powerful heroes and heroines who fought for the good and defeated the evil.