Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
The leaf gathers the golden rays of the sun but knows nothing of the earth

The roots probe the deep dark soil and drink the water but know nothing of the sky

The Bark feels the heat and cold and shields the tree but is blind to all else

None of the parts see or knows the whole tree


Good Historians try to look from many perspectives and many vantage points to to see the totality of an event. When dealing with a huge experience, one that involves multiple viewpoints and many many people being able to look through all those different eyes to try to see things as a whole is of great value.

Books like a "A Day of Infamy" and "The Longest Day" illustrate this.

Respectfully

Jamie
Well done....you've really summed it up...and quite beautifully (who authored that?)! Both views, cynical or romantic or any other, all speak to or add to a truth in some way