Our History and Future Generations

Writing has always been the easiest and most reliable way for generations to pass on their legacy and to understand and research the past. Scrolls from agent times, letters from ordinary people, Grandmother’s diary, church records, chronicles, etc. What would we actually know about our past without all these records?

These historic writings were often recorded by monks and historians. There exist also lots of highly valuable records written by regular citizens. Even letters and diaries, which may not have been intended to serve as historical records, help us to understand the past.

But what are we creating nowadays? What legacy will we leave behind us? Newspaper articles, blogs and rants on the Internet, forum posts? How much of that is accurate? How much of it is unbiased? And above all, what picture will it pass on to future generations?