If You Look Into the Palm Of Your Hand

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

Thich Nhat Hanh quotes (Vietnamese Monk, Activist and Writer. b.1926)

I actually stopped and looked at my palm. I have done a little delving into my family tree, but most are just names and dates. I never really thought of them as REALLY be part of me. Yes, I know that they have to be, but you never think beyond your own parents.