Values

I believe that no matter how we are brought up, for some reason we have certain values that are just ingrained into our DNA. One value ingrained into my DNA is a strong sense of family. On Monday I went to an uncle's funeral in grand ole Muenster, TX. The uncle was one of my dad's brother's. My dad has been deceased for 14 years now and even when he was alive I was not very close to his family. Nevertheless when I was called by one of my cousin's and told of his passing I immediately knew that I was going to attend the funeral. This meant taking vacation from work because uncles don't count as immediate family. I also missed a committee meeting, and had to drive 1.5 hrs both ways. I say all this because it was my strong sense of family and family duty that compelled me to attend the funeral. I attended the funeral alone and spent all morning socializing with a family I rarely see, and explaining as I call it "who I belong to". I am thankful that I have such a strong sense of family and I hope my future children acquire those same genes that I think have been passed down in my family for ages.