Learning from the past

I REFER to Penny Lee's letter headlined, 'Harmony' (South China Morning Post, August 24) and feel she should study more history.

Although I was born during World War II and can remember nothing about it as I was an infant, I have learned a lot about it since.

By remembering the war, we learn more about life.

We cannot and must not forget history, the history of our ancestors. We should feel grateful that our parents survived so that our mothers could give birth to the next generation.

The Japanese conquered others more than 50 years ago with their military might.

Now, they are doing the same thing with their financial might.