Importance of Personal History

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Over the years, cultural and family history have played a significant role in aiding people to understand themselves as individuals, where they are, and what they currently have. As a young African American male, my family history, community, culture, and environment have had a greater influence on the person I am today. My family has motivated me to acknowledge and love my skin color as it is the most beautiful. Sometimes people can reject or stop believing in you, but my family cannot forsake me. Furthermore, my environment has encouraged me to continue pushing myself to follow my dreams of sharing the music language.
Learning about an individual's family or cultural history comes with several benefits. Personal history helps someone become a better human. The ancestor stories can make you more grateful, empathetic, happy, and compassionate (Wardleigh, n.d). Additionally, personal history helps a person to be more resilient. In most cases, your past was filled with several hardships that used to be difficult to deal with, although your ancestors always found a way to overcome them (...