History covers all human activity and istherefore a much richer discipline in principle than others concentrating only upon special areas of man's work. Here, perhaps, young people can be shown the enormous educational enrichment potential of the study of history. There is the history of painting, the history of music, the history of mathematics, baseball, law enforcement, women's fashions or science fiction. This cornucopia of historical information is circumscribed only by the availability of primary sources and by the aggregate potential of mankind. All history put together reflects the amazing range of man's mind and capabilities and is thus a witness to the greatness of God the Creator Who made man in His own image and likeness.
History also shows the abysmal horror of fallen man's sin.
The thorough historical study of a period of history spanning as little as a decade will open doors tothe whole panorama of human action. My own area of special interest, the history of Russian thought, has tremendously expanded my entire education and vision. This aspect of history was familiar to me already in my father's study where I had glimpses of the entire world of man by means of his books. George Santayana said that those who would not learn from history were condemned to repeat it. This statement is true only with qualifications.