Your History is Not Worth Eclipsing

Your History is Not Worth Eclipsing

Hi everyone! My name is George Safaipour. Here’s a question that I have for you: Have any of you seen the eclipse this April? If you watched the eclipse in person or online, I’m glad you did. It was a spectacle to see from the majority of North America. I was able to go on a trip to a place in Illinois to view the eclipse on the path of totality. Those four minutes were meaningful in a special way. Eclipses can be one spectacle that may occur in any given lifetime in any given location on Earth at any given time. Yes, some animals and people may have felt a bit antsy from those four-ish minutes from this recent eclipse, yet it’s temporary. It is not permanent. What was permanent was the history of this event and how it could bring so many different perspectives from many different places together to witness such a spectacular phenomenon.

​When I got situated on top of a hill to view this event, I saw an older couple parked in a car next to me. They were calm and watched the eclipse together. I was by myself taking pics of the very eclipse itself to have a record of the event. Before the eclipse, I conversed some topics with these people, and they were amiable. I thought that even the mere act of talking to benevolent strangers gave me a whole new perspective and a new history. I learned new things from that couple, and we related to the prior 2017 solar eclipse that swept across the USA. Taking those pics of the eclipse impacted my history as a personbecause I wanted to savor the moment for myself and the future generations ahead to enjoy as well. Plus, I noticed a slightly different vibe out in Illinois than it was in Tennessee. In the area I was in Illinois, it felt more historical, which was coincidental. I saw these homes dating back to about the 1900s from what I guessed. Despite the older age of the vicinity, it was great to witness these elements come to life in that historical location on a historical day. The point of this is to mention that it is possible to enjoy the history you see and record it no matter how old it may be.

​What about your history? Your history is a valuable piece of yourself that clings to you. You cannot delete it. It stays with you after you leave. What’s important is that you need to embrace all the details of your history that you have. Even if that history is bad or good, it still sculpts you. You compose yourself of your historical elements whether they are bad or good.

​What about embracing your history if it is bad? Let me tell you: Embrace all your history regardless. We all go through rough life events once in a while, and I am nowhere excluded from this. I’ve faced some struggles when growing up and stillto this very day. Yes, I was sad, angry, upset, and even a mix of these emotions at times. We all have those capabilities. Some of that history may be beyond comprehension, yet I still learned and grew from those experiences. When I recorded these events down, it made it impossible to break, even if I failed to tear it apart from a sharp set of teeth.

​What to do if your history is good? Let me tell you: Embrace that history regardless. We do have those high moments in life, and it is especially helpful to record the good and bad moments that occur. Whenever you feel exalted in a great state of yourself, treasure that moment by writing down the event before you forget. After you did so, you recorded down a valuable part of your history that made you uplift yourself and ultimately future generations.

​How does recording down your history make it feel like strivulence? You will do so once you attempt to write and record your history accurately. Choose a method that works with you and stick to that plan. Your future self and descendants will thank you for leaving behind a valuable record that can help shape their lives accordingly. It’s always happened, and it will still happen.

​When it comes to your style of history, make it clear. You have two choices: 1) To be honest (the obvious one to choose) or 2) To be dishonest. When you are honest about your history, that will reflect a great record upon yourself, which is the obvious path to choose. When you are dishonest about your history, that will cast doubt and questions from future generations. It has happened ever since the ancient times. When an ancient personwith a papyrus sheet and a pen set to record an event, that person still had those same two choices. When that pen struck that papyrus surface, it was that moment in history to record that event. Some of those records were good and some were bad. It was ultimately up to the person doing the recording to have that responsibility, even if an ancient person was to record a solar eclipse.

​What’s important here is that you have control over what you want to record on the writing medium of your choice. Whether it is on a computer, phone, or paper, you can record an event or two that caught your attention. It’s not always perfect, and it is understandable. The gist is to not record every atom of detail. It is to capture that experience with the words embedded with you that will express the event most honestly with the words you have in your toolbox. Once you realize this, then you will feel that radiance of Strivulence!