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We Don’t Ask Enough Questions About Where We’re From
<p>Not the basic questions.</p><p>Not “what state?” or “what tribe?”</p><p>Those ones come easy.</p><p>I mean the real questions.</p><p>The uncomfortable ones.</p><p>The curious ones.</p><p>The ones that don’t have quick answers.</p><p>Like,</p><p>Who were we before everything changed?</p><p>Before borders were drawn</p><p>with lines that didn’t ask for permission.</p><p>Before names were shortened,</p><p>twisted,</p><p>or replaced.</p><p>Before certain stories became louder than others.</p><p>Because somewhere along the line,</p><p>we stopped digging.</p><p>We accepted what we were told.</p><p>We memorized history just enough to pass exams,</p><p>not enough to understand it.</p><p>And now, we walk around with identities</p><p>we didn’t fully explore.</p><p>We say where we’re from,</p><p>but do we really know what that means?</p><p>Do we know the stories behind the names we carry?</p><p>The meanings behind the traditions we repeat?</p><p>The reasons behind the things we call “normal”?</p><p>Or did we just inherit them</p><p>without question?</p><p>Because history is not just about the past.</p><p>It shapes how we see ourselves now.</p><p>It influences what we value,</p><p>what we ignore,</p><p>what we aspire to become.</p><p>And sometimes,</p><p>what we choose to forget.</p><p>There’s a kind of disconnect that comes</p><p>when you don’t fully understand your roots.</p><p>You move forward,</p><p>but something always feels slightly… missing.</p><p>Not obvious.</p><p>Not loud.</p><p>Just subtle.</p><p>Like reading a story</p><p>where a few pages are gone.</p><p>And maybe that’s why it matters.</p><p>Not to dwell in the past</p><p>but to understand the foundation you’re standing on.</p><p>Because when you know where you’re coming from,</p><p>you move differently.</p><p>You question more.</p><p>You appreciate more.</p><p>You even choose differently.</p><p><br/></p><p>Knowing your origin is not about pride alone.</p><p>It’s about clarity.</p><p>Because when you don’t ask questions about where you’re from,</p><p>You might end up building a life</p><p>on answers you never verified.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>A proud student of HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES😌🤏</p>
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