HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, FIRST AS A TRAGEDY, SECOND AS A FARCE

• One of the most quoted remarks of Karl Marx, the German philosopher and political theorist, popularly known as the ‘Father of Communism’, is “History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce”. To put it very simply, the quote refers to how humans rarely learn from mistakes of the past, be it their own or someone else’s.When the mistake is repeated the first time, it is a tragedy, a sad reminder that it is not too late to learn and do better the next time. However, when it is replicated for the second time, it is more ludicrous, making it almost funny (a farce often refers to an event or situation that is comically absurd), than tragic and unfortunate. It is also because it ends up going against the expectation that age or experience results in wisdom. 

Subhash Chandra Bose, when was addressing the Azad Hind Fauj in 1945, he stressed that we should learn from the mistakes that Bharat had done in the year 1858, when first war of independence had taken place. Revolutionaries at that time, were full of enthusiasm, courage and valour to achieve the independence of our benevolent nation. The gaps that need to be bridged - unity, combined and combat army force, learning experience from the counties that were fighting against Britishers as experience matters alot, non conventional weapons, financial assistance etc. Netaji, attempted to learn from the past experiences and such lessons proved inexplicably very much fruitful in the freedom struggle against the foreigners. 

Why is it important to learn from past mistakes?

The willingness to learn from your mistakes is a valuable attribute, especially when it comes to work and relationships. It shows that you're willing to do the work to improve yourself and increases trust. Viewing mistakes as a positive experience can reduce your fear of failure and bolster your confidence. Acknowledging one's mistakes, enables in identification of the flaws and bugs, possibilities of the errection are increased then. Mother nature confers the lessons of learning the values from the past deeds that are affecting the performance of the living identities. Any successful event happens only when previous mistakes are dearly learned, evaluated and improved to achieve the bestest. 

The Past Teaches Us About the Present :- 

Because history gives us the tools to analyze and explain problems in the past, it positions an individual to see patterns that might otherwise be invisible in the present – thus providing a crucial perspective for understanding (and solving!) current and future problems. Recently, Lord Rama is saluated by the Sun's rays targetting on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses, the same phenomenon is done by the collaboration of several IITs and IISCs deemed Universities. It's enough astonishing that Konark Temple and Madurai Meenakshi Temple has the same 'Surya tilak' phenomenon, therefore learning from our ancestors have helped us to meet the more precision. 

History is repeating itself twice for Pakistan as well. The first part of our history, the joint history that we share with India under the British colonial rule, was a tragedy but this repetition of history as a farce can be avoided. Power corrupts but Lord Acton was right when he said that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Political players in our country have to stop seeking absolute power and people of our country can act as the most influential actors to prevent this elite pursuit of accumulation of unlimited power. This is done in an electoral process through voting and this we must understand.