Wednesday 2 January 2013

Beyond Imagination!!

Have you ever wondered, why it is that you like to paint, when the last thing your father would do is mess with the paint colors? Why is your child so good at singing, while you aren’t even a bathroom singer?

Has it ever crossed your mind why all your family members have brown-eyes while your eyes are blue?

Does your family follow that one ritual, which other members of your community don't?

There is a high probability of finding the answers to these questions in your family genealogy. Traits, either physical, artistic, or otherwise, most likely come embedded in one’s genes. Therefore, don’t be surprised to discover that you may have gotten those scintillating blue eyes from the 3rd cousin of your father’s great grandfather.




Although, it might sound a bit irrational to some,  searching for the roots of one’s family might reveal a lot more than one can ever imagine. You may experience complete disbelief to find that a favorite uncle was adopted, or amused to find a celebrity is actually a distant relative! Sometimes, you can even learn about a disease that has been running in the family for generations, and due consideration might be given towards the requisite precautions.  There is a chance you might locate a living descendant of your family, someone whom you are  currently unaware of.

The path to the unearthing of the family lineage isn’t all that easy. It takes up a lot of time, money and other resources and can at times lead to a deadlock without any considerable results. Hence, by and large, people take up ancestor search for sorting out important matters like finding birth parents, solving issues related to ancestral properties etc. Nevertheless, there is no dearth of people who take up the pursuit of finding out facts about their lineage and family history. It also interests people to understand the rationale behind the practices followed in the family. Certain individuals, especially females are very intrigued to know and analyze their pedigree.  More often than not, this activity is rewarding and in some cases overwhelming. It is just amazing, at times, to find that there still are relatives who reside in your ancestral homeland, when your immediate family left from there years and years ago. That feeling of knowing, you are the way you are because someone somewhere passed on those traits to you is highly gratifying!!

So, why not plunge into the vast pool of your family’s history and relish the revelations!!

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