我说，告诉我你的家人。所以她做到了。当母亲穿过树的每个分支时，我专心地听着。几年后，葬礼后，玛丽亚问了我有关家庭的问题 - 谁与谁有关 - 我挣扎着。我不记得了。我们的历史中有很大一部分被埋葬在我的母亲身上。您永远不要让您的过去以这种方式消失。
(Tell me about your family, I said. And so she did. I listened intently as my mother went through each branch of the tree. Years later, after the funeral, Maria had asked me questions about the family - who was related to whom - and I struggled. I couldn't remember. A big chunk of our history had been buried with my mother. You should never let your past disappear that way.)