Because ‘heaven’ and ‘destiny’ are inherently unfair, good people may not necessarily receive good rewards, and bad people often escape punishment. Many commendable individuals lack power and status, fading into obscurity, while numerous wrongdoings go unpunished and unrecorded.
Hence, the need for historians and their pens. One of the significant reasons for the importance of history is to rectify the unfairness of ‘heaven’ and ‘destiny’ by preserving the records of both virtuous and immoral deeds, along with their reputations.