When we do something right, a pathway is created. Unfortunately, a pathway is also created when we something wrong. We basically build habits this way, both good and bad. So the reason we keep making the same mistakes is that we slip by default back into existing neural pathways….

In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Churchill paraphrased Santayana when he said ‘Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. ‘

Historic recurrence is the repetition of similar events in history. While it is often remarked that “history repeats itself”, in cycles of less than cosmological duration this cannot be strictly true. In this interpretation of recurrence, as opposed perhaps to the Nietzschean interpretation, there is no metaphysics.

History gives us the opportunity to learn from others’ past mistakes. It helps us understand the many reasons why people may behave the way they do. As a result, it helps us become more impartial as decision-makers.

History matters because it helps us as individuals and as societies to understand why our societies are the way they are and what they value. They live in societies with complex cultures, traditions and religions that have not been created on the spur of the moment.

They start by pointing out that your ability to envision the future is strongly influenced by your memory for the past. That is, you tend to use memories of past experiences to predict what your life will be like in the future. It is easier to use your memories when the future you are predicting is close in time….

It never stops moving but our entire life is lived in the present. However the present is just as important as the past or the future, for without it the past was for nothing, and the future will never arrive. Our present will someday soon be our past, and the present will decide how the future will turn out.

Living in the past can lead to a chronic stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, obesity and anorexia. You feel tired all the time and you are not able to stay productive at work and enjoy all those little happy things life offers you….

The knowledge of the past, however, is still useful for us today because morals and practical techniques are still appropriate to our daily lives. As Confucius once said, people are likely to learn morals from others, rather than having conscience inherently….

Studying history enables us to develop better understanding of the world in which we live. Building knowledge and understanding of historical events and trends, especially over the past century, enables us to develop a much greater appreciation for current events today.

History helps us understand change and how the society we live in came to be. The second reason history is inescapable as a subject of serious study follows closely on the first. The past causes the present, and so the future.

Should we learn from the history that has passed on to us from generations ? Answer: History is the mirror through which we can relive our past. It actually provides a path that our ancestors have laid for us.

(a) The baker recorded his accounts on some wall in pencil. (b) The baker and his family never starved because baking was a profitable profession….

Helps us in understanding people and society. It makes us understanding who we are and why we are. Helps us in understanding the past rulers and their ruling system. It is important to read and learn about others mistakes in the past so that we do not commit the same mistakes in the future….

The writer says that ‘those eaters of loaves have vanished’. Explain. have gone away leaving the makers behind . There are mixture,moulders and the ones who bake the Loaves ….

The eaters of loaves might have died but the makers are still there. The fire in the furnaces that make these bread has not yet been extinguished. At least, the thud and jingle of the baker’s bamboo still herald his arrival in the morning….

In this line, the writer says that baking being a significant tradition of the Goan culture; the eaters of the baked loaves may have been vanished but baking is alive as the makers are still there. Hope this solves your query….

Explanation: 1- The narrator is calling makers to those people who make edibles such as bread, cakes, biscuits, and other baking products. 2- The makers are still there to make more pieces of bread and edibles for the upcoming customers….