> with my children.  He has also stayed active in German clubs and
 > organizations.  I don't feel the desire to join clubs, German or
 > otherwise.
 >
 > I think it's interesting how two people from the same family can be
 > so different.  I think my way is right for me, and his way is right
 > for him, and I'd *spit nails* if anybody tried to tell either of us
 > we had to do it any differently.
Right on, Karolina. I choose to honor my ancestors in some very special ways; 
some in my family can't unerstand why that's important to me - and neither 
can I explain why it's important to me. My off-the-cuff response to that 
question might be, "It just *is*; it's something I feel in my heart."  I 
suppose it's something that each of my parents passed on to me that I respect 
and cherish.
Fortunately for me, my brothers and sisters all see a logic and even a need 
to honor our ancestors; but if any one of them did not agree with this, I'd 
respect that and leave it be, so long as they did the same for me. 
Unfortunately, such is not always the case. Some people see only their own 
view and cannot at all understand why others don't view things their way. I 
am happy to let them be - until/unless they find others of a similar mindset 
and get together in significant numbers politically to *legislate* their 
views on everyone. (Grrrrrrrr!!!).
Then I get very angry - and do my best to see that everyone else is at least 
aware of what is happening.
Thanks for some interesting thoughts.
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