Blogfest 2009

I would love to go back and visit my ancestors, and to actually be able to live in their time for a short, definite period. So much of who we are and where we are is because of the decisions the people before us have made. I have a zillion questions in my mind about my origins – going further back than just the stories my parents can tell me. Besides – those stories, I’ve learned, are often mixed with a healthy dose of fiction. Usually, they are “revisionist” history. In other words, my parents’ or grandparents’ versions often include events the way the person telling the story wishes they had happened, or additional drama/comedy is thrown in to make the story more interesting. And I find that the women are always “the most beautiful woman of her time,” while the men are “exceedingly handsome and brave as a lion.”