LOST TO HISTORY

Have you ever considered either the importance of your ancestors, or your genealogy?

For the vast number of Millennials, their history ends with them.  That’s a simple fact of the current Baby Bust – what is the effect of Negative Population growth [NPG] on the reality of most in modern society.

Granted, it is a reality known to peasant classes throughout history, but it is now a reality of the seemingly successful.

For most people, unless you had made a direct impact on world events, within two or three generations you would be unknown.  In Judaism, it is said you name a child for one of your/their ancestors – so their name will not die in Israel.

To name the child, there must be a child.

Throughout history, as we see it today, your name became important if you were the ancestor to someone important – but only as a curiosity when their genealogy is done.  Mark Twain made note of the reality:

In Politics, like dog shows and horse racing, they want your Pedigree, so they can determine if you have the potential to be a true winner.  Which means, if you have done nothing, you must be both the ancestor of, and descendant of, those who have truly done something.

Today children have decided to kill their ancestors.  They have decided to render meaningless tens of thousands of years of struggle to survive.  Even those who did nothing but survive, will vanish because their children do not believe their ancestral efforts worth rewarding.

NPG is a necessity, if the world is to continue.  But it can be achieved through ZPG [Zero Population Growth] where every couple has just two children – natural elimination of the species through wars, disease and accidents will be sufficient to prune the population without the children insulting their heritage by deciding to intentionally kill it off.  If, statistically, a third child is born, adoption by someone unable to have children would be a blessing on/by both the birth and adoptive parent.  Or donate eggs and sperm – the line will continue without your actually being a parent …

ALTERNATIVELY, achieve something of note.  When you name is GOOGLED, have it so pages of relevant, directly related links appear.   Be of note, and be worthy of being remembered for one or two generations.  In a NPG world, we all have the obligation to make the struggles of our ancestors worth something – this is the time which gives the meaning to the biblical admonishment: “Honor Thy Father and Mother” … give some meaning to their effort  and struggle, and the effort and struggles of those who made them possible.

 

   

As the Republicans and Tea Party take control of Congress, hence America, A parting thought from Mark twain