I hated studying history as a kid. Now, I love studying history. I thoroughly enjoy listening to books on history and historical fiction novels which inspire me to dig deeper into historical subjects.
From all my studies in history, I have learned that while history does not repeat itself, human nature does and how humans and civilizations respond to situations will repeat.
There is the saying, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
More appropriately, I think the saying should go, “Those who learn from history are doomed to watch others repeat it.”