Ancestors Chamber
A Place of Origin
HERE! NAMES ARE NOT TITLES—
THEY ARE ANCHORS.
NO ONE IS REQUIRED TO SPEAK.
NO ONE IS REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN.
ENTER ONLY WITH RESPECT.
LEAVE WITHOUT TAKING
WHAT YOU HAVE NOT EARNED.
THEY ARE ANCHORS.
NO ONE IS REQUIRED TO SPEAK.
NO ONE IS REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN.
ENTER ONLY WITH RESPECT.
LEAVE WITHOUT TAKING
WHAT YOU HAVE NOT EARNED.
The mothers carried more than they revealed.
The fathers guarded what could not be taught.
This chamber is raised so that no gift is buried with its bearer, and no silence is mistaken for emptiness.
Stand long enough to remember: you did not begin with yourself.
The fathers guarded what could not be taught.
This chamber is raised so that no gift is buried with its bearer, and no silence is mistaken for emptiness.
Stand long enough to remember: you did not begin with yourself.