In some parts of the world people try to find out one's own family history. Why do people do this? Do you think it is a positive or negative?

It has become popular to explore

one

's own ancestry and there could be a variety of reasons to do

this

. From my own perspective,

this

interest could be beneficial,as

one

Ukrainian writer said : "

One

who does not know his history , does not have a future". There could be different causes of curiosity, that prompt people to investigate their family tree.

First

of all, it is a threat to be exposed to genetically predisposed diseases,

for example

, haemophilia, which was passed down from generation to generation amongst royal dynasties in Europe for several centuries.

Moreover

, in some ,cultures it is considered to be disrespectful to family not to know

one

's own genealogy, which is well described in the book of Ezra, where it was necessary for Israelis to restore the pedigree by returning from captivity. All above mentioned reasons illustrate how crucial it is to know the family origin and diseases lineage is exposed to

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so that they could be diagnosed earlier and treated.

Additionally

, it might be necessary for orphans to find connections with extended family and build relationships with them or, sometimes, it is just interesting to know

one

’s own ancestry. All things considered, there are medical and cultural reasons, which encourage people to study their family tree and,from my point of view,

this

knowledge has a number of benefits,

for instance

, an ability to diagnose and treat genetic diseases effectively, and an opportunity to connect with extended family and for those, interested in history, simply to satisfy their curiosity.