Be Careful What You Believe as Your History
Not every story passed down is worthy of your belief.
History can be a weapon. It can be crafted—not just to tell what was, but to shape what will be. And those who shape it often do so with an agenda. One of the most haunting examples is the legacy of Alfred Rosenberg, the man who was the chief intellectual architect of some of the most evil ideologies of the 20th century.
Rosenberg wasn’t just a writer. He was the philosophical mouthpiece of Nazi ideology.
It was his work that helped convince millions that Jews were a sub-race, that the Nordic Aryans were divine descendants, and that their rightful dominance depended on Lebensraum—the need for more “living space.” That idea justified invasion, war, and the Holocaust.
He was also the evangelist for rejecting Christianity, promoting instead a spiritual return to Nordic and Hindu mysticism. In his hands, myth was forged into doctrine, and doctrine became justification for bloodshed.
So be careful.
Be careful what histories you inherit. Be careful of ideologies dressed up as culture. Be careful of the myths you absorb as truth simply because they are loud, or popular, or nationalistic, or ancient.
Because what you believe as your history will shape your identity—and your identity shapes what you’re willing to justify.
Final Reflection
True history must be tested. We must weigh it against reality, integrity, and truth.
If we don’t, we may repeat it—not just its victories, but its most monstrous failures.