An interesting perspective on history

 It seems to me that often we view history from the point of

view of " great " leaders.  An example would be Julius Caesar ,

but it is interesting to think that in any army, there are often

many more privates and corporals than there are generals.

With out all those corporals and privates, the generals would,

I would think, appear a bit " silly " ? And that's not even

to mention that all those folks probably needed boots of

some kind. What does history really look like when

viewed from the point of view of shoe makers?



And it is also interesting to consider that any or almost all

historical epochs or moments are in fact made up of all

the efforts of those who are participating at various levels,

like potters, gardeners, biscuit makers, and the vast

numbers of people that go into creating our societies and

cultures and structures.  For example did Michelangelo or

Picasso  make their own paint brushes and where did 

Shakespeare get his ink? 


You would think somebody else would be doing that.  

How much did those brushes and ink mean, and how 

did those guys find them?


So what does this mean?  Well, if, for example, you were to

write a " complete " history of 1832 or 1551, and wished 

that to be the " complete " history of those two years, 

 you would surely have to include a lot of data

about who made the glass and what was the total number

of carpenters or weavers or blacksmiths of those times.

After all, without chairs, where did all those people

sit?


And what do we have now?  At this moment and at this

time?  Clearly there are a lot of people doing a lot of things

which make this particular time what it is.  And so,

what is so important about it all?   And who is shaping

what?


An other interesting question might be, what exactly

does Santa Claus do on December 26th?




 

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