You may be an artist, a writer, a someone, a nobody, a bricklayer, or a masseuse, but in the end we are all historians. Whether we leave a record of ourselves, through a drawing, a novel, short story, essay, a cornerstone in a building, or touch someone with a a healing hand, it’s all a part of history, and each participant makes a mark on that moment in time. Our communications, whatever form they may take – others will be the recipients of the message.
Shirley Baker’s words ring true.
What is history if it is not an imagined past – a collection of facts which are viewed and interpreted in the light of our own experiences.
And another quote.
My journal may prove completely worthless and a waste of time. Yet, as a historian, I must satisfy the impulse to record what is happening around me.
Alexander Brandel
Mila 18 by Leon Uris
On Tiffany Creek 