In some parts of the world it is becoming popular to research the history of one's own family. Why might people want to do this? Is it a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, people in some countries of the world, show a keen interest in studying their family history.

This

development has an

overall

positive impact. Some of the reasons why people do

this

research are discussed in

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essay.

Firstly

, knowing

one

's family background is extremely important from the medical perspective, as there are certain diseases which run in

families

.

For instance

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neurological disorders like Huntington's chorea and Friedrich's ataxia are hereditary diseases. If we know about our family history, we can easily avoid cousin marriages and protect our

offsprings

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from these debilitating illnesses.

Secondly

, the research about

one

's family helps to clarify the reasons

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conflicts between the family members.

This

provides an opportunity for the younger generation to avoid the mistakes made by their ancestors and live peacefully. There are many ways by which, knowing

one

's past, proves to be beneficial. First of all, when we get the idea of the diseases running in the

families

, we get a chance to stay away from family marriages and stop the transfer of those genes.

For example

, the transfer of blood disorders like

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Thalassemia

could be stopped, if people avoid marrying their relatives known to carry the

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genes.

Similarly

, the positive traits of our grandparents and

great grandparents

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could be adopted to lead a successful life, if we know our past.

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the way they

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their children to stick together against all the odds, would serve as a light to enlighten our paths and help us teach our children to follow the same.

To conclude

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the research of our past could be a blessing for the

families

, because they can be saved from being handicapped and dependant on others.

Moreover

,

one

can learn from the horrible mistakes of our forefathers, that ended up in the break up of the

families

and could modify oneself and live at peace.