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We do not know what an ancestor is, what an ancestor does. It is a bigger role than being parent. It is a bigger role than being known. It might be effected in story. Stories we tell, stories told of us. A bigger us than one family member. Founding. Foundational. This we study.

:- Doug.

Turn
Turn your face
From where you were heading
From whom you were
To the ancestors from whom you come
To the ancestor you are becoming
Turn

:- Doug.

Am I resting when I ought be wresting?

:- Doug.

Give us today our presence in our freedom.

:- Doug.

If humans feel homeless in the New World, if it is in part because they have no bones of their ancestors to sustain, then what will happen when we travel to the stars, go into suspended animation for our light years of travel? We will be so far away from our root stock, will we question our existence? How fundamental will be our separation? Will we ever be able to close the circle?

:- Doug.