Genogram Assignment On Emotional Relationships

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For the genogram assignment I learned that I was unable to attain much information on the emotional relationships of the family. A possible explanation for the difficulty in obtaining such information is that there was hardly any obvious discord. Particularly, the traditional Japanese culture emphasizes interdependency and social harmony of a group or a community, and thus it is very likely that especially my paternal ancestors highly respected the cultural value of selflessness over their personal emotional expression. When I think of my father, the main characteristic of him that comes to my mind is selflessness. He was a selfless man who always thought about others before himself until the day he passed. To this day our families and relatives talk about how well-rounded he was for being able to put on smiles during the most difficult times. Essentially, undergoing struggles without making others worry was considered to be a sign of strength, and it may be that my paternal side possessed a high level of harmonious and selfless characteristics.
Another possible explanation for the difficulty finding out the
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Indeed, most of my relatives had extensive knowledge in the overall history of our ancestors, because it has been part of our everyday practice to pay our respects to and pray for our ancestors. Especially during the time of Higan, which is a national holiday in Japan that is exclusively observed for paying respects to one’s ancestors, my families remembered those who passed before us and prayed for their spiritual endeavor to cross the river that divides this world and the other “enlightened” shore. My cultural and perhaps my religious background that tends to focus on the ancestors and the family history, including the information on how they died on a regular basis seems to be helpful, as I worked on this

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