tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9427651.post114925465071436679..comments2023-12-27T21:21:27.501-05:00Comments on Kelley Bell's FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Someday ComesKel-Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982430426722542837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9427651.post-1149314331239864032006-06-03T01:58:00.000-04:002006-06-03T01:58:00.000-04:00What a marvelous history your family has! And wha...What a marvelous history your family has! And what a marvelous way to teach that history to your kids. I've always hated the dry way history is presented to children in school. I've always been an advocate of personal history; how it was viewed by the people who lived it - finding out those human factors that may have changed the entire course of human history. Take the battle at Waterloo for instance. Napoleon always directed his battles himself. He would never allow any of his subordinates to even know of his plans; his ego wouldn't allow anyone else to take the credit. Well - he was sick at Waterloo. Had a bad bladder infection, and couldn’t stay on his horse. So he went home to bed, his commanders didn’t know what the hell to do, and he lost his entire empire that day to Wellington and the English. Imagine - his world lost on account of infection.<BR/><BR/>It’s these things that make history interesting - that bring it home to kids. Hearing about how their family impacted not only their own future - but that of the world that surrounds them. They have so much to be proud of. Your family has a tradition of service to the community. I'm willing to bet they carry on that legacy - as will their own children and grandchildren. Cool beans, my dear!TFLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532885255909756360noreply@blogger.com