Who Are You... ?

2006-06-06T16:15:00.000-04:00

Now, before you begin formulating an answer, give that question some time to run loose amid your neuronic synapses. Just let it run for a while — free-reign — letting it muster it’s own steam and scratching away its own path.

While it’s doing that - think about this:

“Can you tell anyone else the names of your great-great grand parents, where they were born, the names of their parents and their off-spring?”

If you cannot do this - do you really think that cut-loose-messenger, running amuck through your brain -desperately searching for the information on Who You Are - will be able to gather the truth about YOU?

OK. So we’re slumping a bit in our chair now. Go ahead, lift yourself back up and wrap your grey matter around this one.

“What do you know about the piece of land you live on right now? Yes, no matter where it is - or what it is. Whether you own it or not, can you tell another person the history - any history - even if it’s only 10 years old - about that piece of land?”

Hmm. 0 for 2 are we? Ah, I see, not everyone is in a state of ‘heritage shock’.

There’s are a small nugget forming in the far corner, who will attempt to expatiate - at least in part- the aging components forming the history of where they currently reside.

Those of you among that special group may well, also, harbor an informed sense of your own personal heritage.

To those of you who possess such rare treasures, we uncover our heads, bow low toward you in admiration and beseech of you only one thing:

“Pray tell us, How do you know these treasures? Can we too, acquire treasures of our past? ”

Please share with us your hopes, dreams - and yes, even fears, of connecting with your past. As well, if you have tips and details on how you have connected, directed or reconciled with the connections to your past - please, pass them on as well.

On Wednesday I will post the first in a series of Heritage Quotient Surveys. I will use the results of these surveys to direct my posts in this series on Heritage and Heritagekeepers and to build a better understanding of our collective Heritage Quotient (HQ) .

Thanks to all for your response and support and really look forward to your responses.

Alright, the Comment Lines are now open. I believe there will be a number of folks who will be anxious to see and hear how this topic progresses over the next few hours and days. None the least of which .. is ME!!

The Outdoor Heritagekeeper