“No self is of itself alone. It has a long chain of intellectual ancestors. The “I” is chained to ancestry by many factors…. This is not mere allegory, but an eternal memory.”
―Erwin Schrödinger
Who are intellectual ancestors who have shaped you with their ideas?
Apollo was once the most powerful god of the most powerful nation in the world. Now his temple is a ruin for tourists to wander through. Power is never as permanent as we think.
How have you seen structures of power shift in your lifetime?
In the course of lives and generations some things are lost, some things are gained, some are deliberately let go and some things just kind of fall by the wayside, abandoned without a great deal of thought as to what might be missed.
What tradition, knowledge or possession from your family history to you wish you still had access to?
They say that elephants never forget, but the time may come within this generation that elephants are only a memory.
What would you particularly like to preserve in memory for those who have yet to be born?
“Forge your path. Crack your ancestors wide open. By any means necessary, unearth your roots.”
―Gabby Rivera
How have you defied your ancestors?
