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The day before I sent the manuscript of my book, The Oreckovsky Family: From Russia to America to the printer, I was moved to add a portion of text in a small box on the book's last page. It summarized how I am now influenced by my ancestors - my story - and what this genealogy exploration, discovery, and reporting activity means to me, and perhaps to you.
From those women and men
of great spirit, intelligence, and strength
who came before us and said 'yes' to life,
may we embody the best of their qualities.
In gratitude for their lives lived,
let us now continue to build a world
based on love, and on our inherited wisdom
about the oneness of the Creator and of the Creation
in all its fabulous diversity of nations, races religions, species.
As sure as the Oreckovskys and families like them were
pioneer people with vision and courage in changing times,
so can we follow in their footsteps, living our lives
in awe of all that has come before us,
and in devotion to each other and our
precious global living community,
knowing who we are.
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