An Afternoon with a King

          History. A subject that mos people hates because of so many dates, places, and people that we have to remember that are being studied in this subject. But for me, History is exciting because it takes you to wonderful places without leaving the classroom and lets you know about interesting facts about the past that helped in shaping the world today. But most of all, it lest us know important people and how they helped in changing the course of history because of their deeds.

          If I could meet a historical person, i want it to be King Leonidas, a former king of Sparta, Greece. He is a very bold and valiant king who sacrificed his life for the sake of his motherland, Greece. We would hangout on the swing at our backyard and talk about his battle against the Persian army of Xerxes and how every male child of Sparta is trained to become a skillful warrior, while eating spaghetti. Then, I will teach him how to play the role playing game called Defense of the Ancients or DOTA and he will be amazed because there are characters who are Greek mythical creatures and a character named Zeus who is the Greeks chief god.

          The past is like the childhood of the present. Like our childhood, the past contains happy and sad memories, but mostly of fun and excitement. It is fun to study it for it tells lessons about life. They say that "History repeats itself", but I don't believe it. Because History contains bad happenings, and we could avoid repeating the mistakes of History if we just study it, and make the right decision that will change our future for the better.