24. The Root

Imagine you were adopted and didn’t know your biological parents. Even if your adopted parents were loving and awesome, most likely, you’d still wonder where you came from and whether you had any brothers or sisters. You’d want to know who your parents are, and why they left you. Then, one day, you find out where they live, so you go to their house and knock on the door. Perhaps you recognize that they were the ones who were always sitting in the back at every recital, all of your baseball games and graduation. As you begin to introduce yourself, they tell you that they know who you are. They’ve been keeping track of you since you were a baby, and then they pull out a scrapbook full of pictures. How would you feel when your birth parents put their arms around you and tell you they have always loved you?