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Istiqlál (Independence), 6 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Friday, May 3, 2019

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30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS  (13+) WDC's Longest Running Blog Competition - Hiatus #1786069 by Fivesixer

PROMPT: Tell us a fact about one of your ancestors. Where does your family come from? How far back can you trace your ancestry?

I'm Scotch, Irish, English, German, and--if the rumor is true--Native American. I haven't traced my ancestors or had a DNA test, so the only information I have is from family. Knowing ones ancestry is fine, as long as it doesn't make an individual feel superior to the rest of the human race because of it. There are advantages and disadvantages of knowing ones genetic heritage. If knowing ones family and DNA heritage is going to make one feel superior to the rest of humanity, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

I have my parents and grandparents to thank for my DNA, for my genetic and family heritage. Who I am goes beyond family or genetics. I am a spiritual being having a physical experience. My soul, my spirit, is eternal. My soul will continue to progress in the next world when my body dies and turns to dust. My spiritual family is all humanity, and not just the physical family I was born into.