The Original ?

The Old Man spent a few days in Georgia. We had some really quality "bonding time" with The Termi-Nater. He's a joy. As I watched him ramble and roam......zig and zag....flip and flop, there was a strange familiarity. Perhaps there is such a thing as that genetic memory that we read about. It's probably how animals have the instinctive knowledge to fly south in winter, to make their nest in a certain way, and all those other traits that they just seem to know without having to be taught. Our actions are more governed by our genes than I think we realize.



I sensed a connection on a level that's unexplainable to me. Maybe Nater and I share genetic memory that compels him to adopt many of the actions and characteristics that I, and all those before me in our genetic lineage, share. Things like a ready smile, a penchant for exploration, a task oriented stubbornness, the willingness to stand up for himself, and the ability to decide quickly who merits further attention, are all traits that mark my personality. The odd thing is that I have noted these same characteristics in other family members that preceded me.



Not that I can claim credit for his personality; I am but a genetic conduit from the past. On a conscious level, we perform as we have learned, but on a much deeper level, we perform as we are made. At any rate, may I present who just might have been the original Termi-Nater?