WHY SHOULD WE PRESERVE FROM THE PAST
Why Should We Preserve the Past? Lessons, Memories and Heritage from Our Villages Preserving the past is not simply about remembering old buildings, customs or stories. It is about protecting the experiences, wisdom, struggles and traditions that shaped our present. Every family and every village has a history. Unfortunately, much of this history disappears when we fail to record what our elders know. I often think about my own childhood and village life. I was a young boy growing up in a hill village, far away from many basic facilities such as electricity, drinking water, good roads, schools and hospitals. Life was difficult, but those difficulties taught us the importance of hard work, self-reliance, cooperation and responsibility towards our family My Early Life in a Hill Village As a young person, I was actively involved in social work in my village. We had very limited resources. To bring up our families, we had to work hard and become as independent and self-d...