December 30, 2024
The Meaning of History
All of history is the continuous
transformation of the material and spiritual aspects of existence. Sometimes
changes are very slow, other times they are very rapid and chaotic, but this
does not mean that the previous culture is ignored, as if it had never existed.
It should also be noted that the sense of history and the plurality of
perspectives is a modern concept. As recently as the 1500s, the most important
ancient Christian basilica, a thousand years old, was destroyed to build the
current St. Peter's Basilica: it is as if we were to commission Renzo Piano to
demolish St. Peter's and build a modern church in its place.