Ignorance is a funny thing

Not knowing, ignorance, is a funny thing. I use to see my past as either a treasure chest or a time bomb, I was never entirely sure which. I use to see my past as a catalyst to some grand adventure, but I could only guess at how long it would last. That's how it goes, everyone only guessing when their adventure ends. Some people know how, but no one knows exactly when. For me though, there was more, A larger question mark, more X's in my equation. I knew less, and it always had me imagining. You see I was adopted at birth, I never knew my life givers, my body makers, my me creators. I only knew they existed. That and the scraps of information gathered throughout years of questions like needles picked slowly and painfully while searching through the hay. She played the flute, just like you. He looked (to her at least) like Wayne Gretzky. They were never married. This was the story but it wasn't my treasure, it wasn't wasn't my bomb. You see I have no idea what to expect at the end of the story, the place where I would meet them, my DNA combiners. At the X on this treasure map would there be gold? Would I find a count-down on a bomb amidst my riches? Would there be, among the glittering joy, a hint at when this grand adventure would end? Most importantly, Did I want to know? Curiosity has always burned in me like a forest fire raging far beyond my self control. I wanted to know. Would I find in the story of my life's creation more family to love, more people who matter? Or not? And if there was a bomb what would it be? Cancer, Heart-disease, Osteoporosis, Alzheimer's? Do I want to know? Do I want to see an expiry date on my young life? This knowing is a gamble, These dice cannot be loaded, These cards cannot be cheated. That is my choice, to live out an adventure short or long, and discover their story. Discover my story. Ignorance is a funny thing.

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