The Barrow

I spend a lot of time wondering if my ancestors would approve of me. This seems to largely depend on which ancestors we mean, though. I think you can tell a lot about someone based on which ancestor's approval means the most to them.

I tend to look to my most distant ancestors, while there are many who look to their closest ancestors, and those who don't care at all. I think these groupings sort people into three interesting camps. Most liberal-leaning folk either don't care or look only to some (especially recent) ancestors (only those who are approved of in liberal canon). Conservatives tend to look more broadly to the past few generations of ancestors, while the group of us who look to our most distant ancestors tends to be more diverse, though we likely fall into more traditionalist thought patterns (though maybe not exclusively).

I am something of a traditionalist but I think the modern strains of christianity that have pervaded the West since the Age of Reason are toxic and corrosive perversions of Tradition.

I think our ancient and even tribal ancestors likely had the most complete view of Tradition and its revealed truths. I think these ancestors would likely approve of many of my ideals but would consider me soft and weak. These are things for me to work on.