If I had to pick one, I think I would definitely go with History. It’s always been an interest of mine, and to be honest, my high school history teacher was cool as hell and made it fun.
I was always drawn to historic wars, even when I was quite young. I used to love hearing or reading war stories, especially if they were told by people who were there. It’s fascinating to hear their perspectives on what happened and how things went down.
I recall one time when I was very young, I asked a gentleman who served in WW2 and was at Normandy what it was like, purely out of young child’s curiosity. It was not until years later when I was older that I understood why he declined to speak about it. At the time, I did not understand the true magnitude of what had happened there.
This did not diminish my love of history. If anything, it increased it. I studied as much as I could about some of history’s great conflicts and tried to soak in as much as I could.
I say this not to glorify war, because I have been there, and while I was fortunate not to witness anything truly horrible, I did see enough misfortune, and when one is standing in the desert and it’s literally raining oil on you, you appreciate the sacrifices so many have made across the centuries.
I don’t get to read or watch as many documentaries as I used to, but I still try to take in some historic material when and where I can.
It is interesting to see how much things have changed, and yet not changed, over the span of thousands of years.
Have a great day, folks. Go make some history. Or at least read about it.
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