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I am 55 years old. Something happens after 50: You start unpacking your suitcase to check out what baggage you are hauling along. Every author writes from his own experiences and influences. I have a very unusual access to the written tale of my tribe. I can see their obvious weaknesses and their bold strengths. I can see how these have resurfaced in the lives of my parents, and even in my own life. In the next few pages, I will use my tribe and family story as a good specimen of a "river of genes." We will see that it continues to have strong tendencies and patterns, independent of time. The story will recap just how messy, funny, and chaotic the human journey really becomes when it is played out over time. I make good use of the wanderings of my ancestors. Cyclical themes are repeated in this history again and again. Having said that, I do also see a relentless search for material well-being and spiritual assurance. That is basically the common story of any human being who has roamed around on this planet.