The Scots Who Left

[Gael Ridire]

“In all of us there is a hunger marrow deep to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge there is a hallow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.”

Alex Haley: author of ROOTS

I find this statement so true.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

“In all of us there is a hunger marrow deep to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge there is a hallow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.”

Alex Haley: author of ROOTS

I find this statement so true.

Seconded.
Being adopted, and not knowing my roots until I met my mother in my 40's, it was a revelation that I had deep Celtic roots; Glasgow Scots great-grandparents on one side, and Irish family via Montreal on the other.