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“The value of history is indeed not scientific, but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society but ourselves... it prepares us to live more humanely in the present... and to meet the future.” -Carl Becker The tempos of today are consistently fast, the beats just keep speeding up. Fast food, fast cars, and fast lives are all general themes. While the public searches for quick fixes they refuse to take the time to learn by experience. Thus, the temptation to follow formulated blueprints are generic. For example, virtues of Christianity are characterized by patience and faith in the mysterious works of God. However, the wildly popular book, “The Prayer of Jabez,” has a formula for prayer, saying t