1. We should not, though, view this as dealing with just past history, as if it were a quaint account having little to do with our situation or our future.

लेकिन, हमें इसे मात्र बीते इतिहास से ताल्लुक़ रखता हुआ नहीं सोचना चाहिए, मानो यह एक सुन्दर वृत्तान्त था जिसका हमारी स्थिति या हमारे भविष्य से कोई वास्ता न हो।