I'm always full of questions. Just Saturday, I was asking about my great grandfather. I love to hear stories about him. One of the reasons I asked more on Saturday was because I had heard that he wasn't a man who was real hard working. I also heard that he moved the family around a lot. A comment was made that, when it was time to load the wagon to move, the chickens crossed their legs so they could be tied up for traveling to their next home. I have to admit, I chuckled, but I wonder why. Why did they move so much?
I always thought what was called the home place, was the only place my grandpa and his siblings knew. I was wrong. I did learn the home place was given to my great grandparents. I find that interesting. We sure don't hear about those things in today's time!
I for one, have unanswered questions about my family and my ancestors. Sometimes the answers are known, other times they aren't. When I can't get the answers, I get more curious. How about you? Do you seek to find out more? Do you find ways to learn the answers? Is it maybe a secret that the family wants forgotten, so it's no longer talked about?
I know some people believe, leave the past in the past. I agree with this for the most part. What I don't think we should do, is forget it, or leave questions unanswered. It's our history and history tends to repeat itself. (So the saying goes.)
In my most recent book I'm working on, Raven is assigned to write a paper about an ancestor who is deceased and has affected her current situation. She chose her mother because her family has kept secrets from her about. No one talked about her mother. The research paper, is bringing to life a past for Raven that is painful and dangerous. Her grandparents tried to warn her.
Do you think that some things are better left a secret? Do you feel that it's a good to keep things from some family members about their ancestors?
