Learning From History

We should always be open to learning from history, especially when it comes to our way of living.

There are times when I struggle to know what to write about. I feel like I’ve said it all before; I sometimes think I’m like a broken record repeating the same stuff. Maybe someone is listening? Perhaps I’ll open just one person’s heart to the suffering of animals? So I write some more.

Today, I will go back in time because I believe we should be learning from history. If we don’t, we’re doomed to keep repeating past mistakes. Let’s face it: we see that all too often around the world.

During WWII, Britain’s population was short of food. Rationing was implemented for such things as butter, sugar, and bacon, followed up by eggs, meat, cheese, cereals, jam, and milk.

Every person was issued with a ration book. Some exceptions were made with pregnant women and children given extra milk and eggs. The under-five-year-olds had orange juice…