My mother had a sister named Hannah. She died at seventeen. My mother almost never said her name. Now my mother is gone too, and the only thing left is what she gave me.
"You inherit more from the things that aren't said than from the things that are." This sentence is a perfect work of art: simple, profound, a distillation of a human truth that reaches across borders and centuries. I treasure it. If it doesn't seem presumptuous to say, it speaks almost too perfectly to my own family's unspoken Diaspora histories. Thank you!
Tell you whst, Ido, this piece speaks volumes about inherited trauma. Tnx for writing it. I've just discovsred something enormous about one of my own forebears that's blown me upside down. It's not just grief, loss, fear that we inherit but mortal sin from situations that are inescapably inbred. I bet you have a potential prize-winning best-seller here. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Natalie, thank you for reading, and I can’t tell you how fulfilling it is to hear that this piece moved something profound within you. It’s what I set out to do when I write, and to me, is its own reward.
As for prizes, I hope so. Maybe some day. For now, finding the right publisher who believes in me and the story is step one. Then, hopefully, it moves other people.
Yes, I agree. You have a great sense of story, it’ll be something special to watch for the future publication❣️As always, thank you Ido for sharing your thoughts with us and blessing to you ‼️❤️💕😻
Thank you for sharing! I love your writing and ability to understand things that are so hard to understand. You make me want to start writing about my father and the inherited trauma we never knew we inherited.
"You inherit more from the things that aren't said than from the things that are." This sentence is a perfect work of art: simple, profound, a distillation of a human truth that reaches across borders and centuries. I treasure it. If it doesn't seem presumptuous to say, it speaks almost too perfectly to my own family's unspoken Diaspora histories. Thank you!
Thank you for reading (I don’t really know your name, yet)! I appreciate you taking the time to share how it resonated with you.
It’s humbling.
Tell you whst, Ido, this piece speaks volumes about inherited trauma. Tnx for writing it. I've just discovsred something enormous about one of my own forebears that's blown me upside down. It's not just grief, loss, fear that we inherit but mortal sin from situations that are inescapably inbred. I bet you have a potential prize-winning best-seller here. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Natalie, thank you for reading, and I can’t tell you how fulfilling it is to hear that this piece moved something profound within you. It’s what I set out to do when I write, and to me, is its own reward.
As for prizes, I hope so. Maybe some day. For now, finding the right publisher who believes in me and the story is step one. Then, hopefully, it moves other people.
From there, it’s all in God’s hands.
Profound and beautiful words.
Thank you, Nelly! I appreciate your reading!
Yes, I agree. You have a great sense of story, it’ll be something special to watch for the future publication❣️As always, thank you Ido for sharing your thoughts with us and blessing to you ‼️❤️💕😻
Thank you for sharing! I love your writing and ability to understand things that are so hard to understand. You make me want to start writing about my father and the inherited trauma we never knew we inherited.