"In temple mirrors of eternity, I reflected on First Dragon Gong, born A.D. 837 (late Tang dynasty) in southern China and the succeeding God family generations to my father, our family's 32 recorded generation. My brother, sister, and I are in our family's 33rd generation; my sons and their cousins, the 34th generation; our grandson, the 35th recorded Gong family generation. In temple mirrors of eternity, I could not see a beginning or end of generations.
I then imagined not only a succession of generations but also a succession of family relationships. In one direction I saw myself as song, grandson, great-grandson, back to First Dragon Gong. In the mirrors in the other direction, I saw myself as father, grandfather, great-grandfather.
...Mortality's great lessons distill upon our souls as we learn and teach in eternal roles, including child and parent, parent and child."
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