When I was little, I’d play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world. Yet it was only after he passed away that I ____1____ how fast his stories had faded away.
Hence the importance of preserving ____2____ dawned on me, which ultimately changed my previous outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share.
All too often, we take for granted the value that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives. They help to ____3____ who we are, providing markers of our growth. I believe to some degree we are all naturally ____4____ about our ancestry, but we can be stuck on knowing what questions to ask.
Full of regrets but armed with a newfound ____5____, I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious memories for those they love-before it’s too late. As freelancer(自由职业者) platforms became mainstream, I discovered many highly qualified writers were ____6____ around the world, so I began matching ghostwriters(代笔者)with clients to help them write a book. Then, Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ____7____.
Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and ____8____ the present. It has been documented that learning more about one’s family history has been linked to ____9____ emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.
Among all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme. Other common themes are love, enterprising spirit, overcoming difficulty, and settling in new surroundings. However, ____10____ is a thread that always ties these together.