Shirley AbbottWe all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.
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We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. Historical events shape our lives. They give us a sense that we are part of something larger, that we are somehow necessary to the passage of time.
Sometimes these events are terrible, often they are mundane. In any case, they mark us with a permanent scar. We may never know why this is so, but it is a part of who we are.
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