We are not blank slates. We do not come from nowhere. We know that everyone has their place in the world, but that this place is not interchangeable. We are attached to the places we come from, and even when we leave them, we do not shake off our origins. Each of us has our own story. We are individuals with quirks and insist on our habits because they sustain our community. We are not random products, but stand on the foundation of a heritage that shapes us. This heritage is not a burden because we keep it alive. We stand on the shoulders of giants and read our history without romanticizing it. We know loss and feel the pain of disappearance when we look at progress. We are skeptics because we know how easy it is to tear something down and how hard it is to build something up. We.