History is a matter of a nation’s pride.

Millennium; is a true Harari history, but not the ultimate one. The sensitivity surrounding the millennium must be understood within the context of “Time in History”.  Hararis have made significant milestones in their social development history for over a thousand years, each milestone with its distinct historical significance, including the most recent Harari pride of self governance in 120 years. 

The discussion about the Millennium Celebration must not be whether we reduced our history to just a thousand years or not, but, whether we made an intelligent choice to celebrate the “most significant event” in our history.

The beauty of taking pride in history goes hand in hand with distant past in time. History does lend itself for no further explanation when told as ancient. In other words, the older a nation’s history, the more it becomes self explanatory.

Those nations, who claim rich history, as much as they feel proud about their recent ones, take pride in celebrating the older ones, partly to satisfy the psychological desires of their people.

In our case, the understanding of our history, as told, has been the oldest and richest amongst the region’s people. Perhaps, that’s the reason why some decline to settle for just a millennium.

Khairiwer

July 18, 07