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- Daniel Freeman
- trying to figure out most of what there is to know about most things.
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ReplyDeleteI suddenly feel myself is very tiny now. As we know, humans evolves from apes has a long history; it is likes the river; there is a Chinese saying, "Of long standing and well established as a stream runs a long course from a remote source." Air, river, and land are our treasure and renewable resources, they will not disappear; they already in the world in maybe many thousand years ago. It is the same as our ancestors. It made me understand that me-- the present self and our ancestors is the same as the river; we never separate instead that we are still as a whole, no matter our souls, our races, our cultures, and our tradition; we are still together. We inherit good tradition and usher in the future mission. Our lives will still go on as our ancestors' lives. It is likes the development from life and continuation of their lives. We are still breathing the same air, crossing out the same river, and discovering the same new land as our ancestors did.
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes I feel a longing of my parent home land even though I have never travel there, and somehow I am feeling a connection to the history of the China in which the legacy of my ancestor saw in those lands they lived. Being born here in the United State feel a foreign world to me, because there is no calling to a place called home here and the history of America where the white man stole this land from the Native American. But I fell that reading the past help understand my past to my ancestor and what they have struggle into bring life to the unknown.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, it is difficult to fathom my ancestors’ life experiences. As a result, I can at best, feel, but a shallow spiritual connection. I can understand some of the grief since they were still under the rule of foreign rule during the Qing dynasty. However, at the same time, I cannot rationalize their disdain for the Mongols because despite their influence, China greatly prospered during that era. Conversely, if you look at China today, it is operated by a tightly controlled and centralized government. Spreading nationalistic propaganda, oppressing its people, engaging in government espionages, and stealing technology are some of many things that come to mind. Would my ancestors be proud of what the country has become today? They attempted to free foreign rule by creating a more open government, supposedly “for the people.” However, today, it is actually the reverse. You wouldn’t even need to go back to the lifetime of my ancestors. Hong Kong was an extremely prosperous port when it was mandated by Britain, and similar to overthrowing the Qing dynasty, China has worsened after we have been so-called “liberated.” It honestly makes me question, do, we as Chinese people, need to be controlled by foreign rule so we would actually become better people? It would certainly defy all my morals and beliefs, but historical events suggest otherwise.
ReplyDeleteAside from this, it would be even more difficult for me to relate with my ancestors because of their cultural practices and cruel punishments. The Taiping Rebellion was by far, one of the most ridiculous wars to promote nationalism, most likely because it was during Han rule. Furthermore, punishing my children physically would be something I would never be capable of doing because I personally see it as immoral. Perhaps, it is difficult to bridge a connection because it is a different time, where different events are occurring, but whatever it is, it is only superficial for me.
If I can think about and imagine my ancestry, I guess that the circumstances around my ancestors were very harsh. Including the colonial period by the Japanese Empire in early 20th century and frequent famines before the 20th centeury, I really appreciate about the current ciecumstances and the fact that I can study freely in a really good educational system. However, sometimes my parents said that my ancestors were richer than other people at that time, but anyway, I really appreciate the fact that my ancestors had been able to overcome the difficulties and as a result, now my family and relatives live happilly.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't feel anything at all, I think about it at times and wonder to myself hey wonder what my gres great great grandfather did or grandmother did. I don't feel much of anything of myself or my ancestors. I ask my parents at times do they know who they are and all they go is they're not sure. Feeling a spiritual connection with my ancestors is something that is weird to me, in a way it's bullshit how am I suppose to feel my acnestors from hundreds of years ago?
ReplyDeleteI do feel spirit connection between my present with my ancestors, I feel they looks over me and help me. But that just my believe some people may think different because of their believe. When you know someone for so long you feel their spirit with you.
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