On Green Grass

[Saoirse9]

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I learn from you all the time, why shouldn’t youngsters get the chance?

I love that you will teach your grandson about his ancestors and how they took chances and sacrificed so that future generations would have a better life. It’s important to honor our ancestors and learn from them everything we can. Soon we will be the ancestors and we need to think about our own legacy to the future generations.

My aunt on my Dad’s side of the family passed away in June last year. After she passed we finally had access to the old family photos. She inexplicably refused to share them with us during her lifetime. And now, there is no one left to answer questions about who is in the photographs. It’s sad. We have surmised that my aunt knew of the hardships of our ancestors and simply didn’t want to dredge up unpleasant memories.

I am the family historian and very few of the newest generation are interested in their heritage. That’s sad for me. But it doesn’t stop my research or my curiosity.

Thanks for the reminder to remember and honor our ancestors even though I have no idea what sparked the generation gap conversation.