Writing should be one of the most sacred thing a man could do. It should be taken upon with utmost self consciousness and honesty.
I am of no doubt that many of our history books are based on lies. The easiest way to confirm this is to look at the religious books. Some of them must be telling a lot of lies... No one can accurately account for all the evil that these lies have cost us in the world and continues to cost us, because some people took some ink and pen and documented lies.
Oh... And our history texts at schools, are not left out. These books are what were used and are being used and will be used to pass knowledge to generations to come... Generational lies.
We may not be able to do much to salvage this rot, but I will like to use this medium to remind us again about the sacredness of this art called writing. Writers continue to talk even after death. This is enough reason why we must be wary of what we write (or document).
(I would love to hear your views on this)
Shalom.