Good advice, Lisa. We also need to be cautious and judicious. Out of respect for those involved and their living descendants, not every discovery needs to be shared nor every story written down.
This was a great read. I’m exploring some similar themes over on my Substack, especially around holding to our values in the present without passing judgment on those in the past, along with inherited trauma, and critically engaging with the past in general. In my work I’m looking specifically at this from a German (and Lithuanian) heritage perspective (my great-grandfather was an NSDAP member, my grandmother was a traumatised war child and refugee). Empathy is important, but not compromising on our values is also important. The tension is hard to sit with.
Good advice, Lisa. We also need to be cautious and judicious. Out of respect for those involved and their living descendants, not every discovery needs to be shared nor every story written down.
This was a great read. I’m exploring some similar themes over on my Substack, especially around holding to our values in the present without passing judgment on those in the past, along with inherited trauma, and critically engaging with the past in general. In my work I’m looking specifically at this from a German (and Lithuanian) heritage perspective (my great-grandfather was an NSDAP member, my grandmother was a traumatised war child and refugee). Empathy is important, but not compromising on our values is also important. The tension is hard to sit with.
Thank you for sharing your exploration of similar themes. You said it well, the tension can be hard to sit with.