Chronicles of the Fallen Heroes — Preface

Why do we know so little of humanity’s past?

Because the victors write the rules.
They win wars, seize resources, control populations—
then lie about matters of the heart.

So I turned to our ancestors.
Not for nostalgia, but to trace how belief became law,
how myth became norm,
how the past still shapes our present and future.

My curiosity began on a warm spring day.
I was a boy in Manchester, asking my Jamaican grandmother,
“Why do we use money?”
She snapped back, “Shut up. Don’t ask me such a stupid question.”

That moment stayed with me.

This book begins by questioning why society trades resources for currency.
Why do some give their labour freely, while others are enslaved by economics?
Why does this tool—money—enable corruption, psychological warfare, and inequality?

I asked these questions before I ever entered a library.
At Hulme Library, age five or six, I found mythology on the bottom shelf.
No God of Love. Just Cupid, tangled in war.

Then came the third question:
Why is he beating her up?

Behind closed doors, the answers whispered:
Money problems. Drugs. Affairs.
He beats her every day.
You think, “No way.”
But economics leaves no rest or play.
It’s stress, every day.

Now grown, I ask again:
Does this system serve humanity’s needs?
Or does it fracture minds, families, and futures?

Environmental disasters.
War-torn souls.
Mental wounds.
And still, the system marches on.

Some say anarchy looms.
I say: No way.

Two things can restore order:
Teach children to love tender deities,
and uphold democracy—
where unjust laws are voted out, not enforced.

Jesus said, “Love thy neighbour.”
Heaven and hell are here, now.
If you don’t believe in divinity,
then ask yourself:
Where do you think you are?

Propaganda distorts perception.
Falsehoods repeat until they feel true.

Throughout history, wars were waged
to enforce economics and law.
But who devised this game?

Today, we worship warring idols.
Science offers theories, but no unified vision.
Politics multiplies problems, not solutions.

Storytelling, however, opens doors.
It raises questions.
It solves puzzles.

This book explores how mythology shaped society.
How money entered the community,
where racism persists,
and why mental health declines.

The untold story reveals a dreadful picture—
of those who brought money into society,
and why.