“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
—George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
In the past, a great many kept records of their various doings in booklets called JOURNALS.
These records–many of which were updated daily–had a number of uses, but the most common seemed to be that the person maintaining the journal had a written record of what had occurred during the time the journal was kept.
Maintaining a record of the weather, one’s business dealings, events which affected one’s life, one’s weight, progress on a particular project: all were reasons for keeping a journal.
Importantly, this record could be trusted because the person keeping the journal KNEW who had maintained these records: himself.
This brings us to one IMPORTANT, unspoken reason for keeping a journal: a journal’s offering was a RECORD which could be used to dispute the facts (who, what, where, when) of a matter. No longer did man have to depend on his memory or the memories of others: he had his own written account of a matter to which he could refer.
WHY would those who control the world be interested in changing the collective memory?
Remember George Orwell?
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
—George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Controlling the collective memory–particularly when that memory increasingly resides online and can be hacked, altered or otherwise changed with the flick of a switch or the press of a button–is a method to control the past, which is a way to control the future.
Someone who keeps a journal has more than memory on which to rely.
Someone who keeps a journal is not dependent on those who control the past for his facts.
Someone who keeps a journal has at least a portion of the truth when surrounded by lies and deception–and that person KNOWS the truth of the matter. He is not guessing or uncertain of the truth.
Keeping a journal is VERY cost effective. Something to write with and a notebook: all easily obtainable for under one dollar. That is a bargain.
AND others trust those who keep a journal.
There’s a reason those who control the news call their workers who write the daily stories, “journalists.”
There’s a reason those who control the news call their enterprise “journalism.”
IF the reader keeps such information and is told that the past ten years are the “coldest on record,” then the reader can check to see if this is true.
IF the reader keeps a journal and is told that such-and-such happened on a particular date, the reader has a source he trusts to check out such claims.
IF the reader keeps a journal, he is no longer at the mercy of those who supply their own records as to what actually happened.
NOW, all of this assumes that the reader is interested in the truth.
Although a great many CLAIM to want to know the truth, few actually are interested in the truth.
MANY are more interested in their own comfort.
A word to the wise: keep a journal. It only takes a few minutes a day and it supplies peace of mind and CERTAINTY.
In a time of widespread deception and uncertainty, being certain has its advantages.
Do not depend on others to accurately remember what happened.
Keep a journal.
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“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: April 5-7, 2019.]
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