When the past is silent: The historical apathy of the younger generation and the challenge of reawakening the collective consciousness

Finally, history is more than the past. It is a mirror in which we can see ourselves, a tool for understanding the present and building a better future. If young people no longer read history, then we risk producing generations that do not know themselves and who are blind to the cycles of injustice, hatred and the repetition of tragedies. “For a nation, history is not only the past, but also the path to the future. Forgetting it is identity suicide,” warns Ismail Kadare in his work “Disagreement.”