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Topic: Some people argue that we should do research into our family history. Others, agree with the view that we should focus on the present and future generations. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Our attitude towards family has engendered many debatable topics. One such topic is whether we should study the history of our ancestors in greater depth or concentrate our research efforts on the current and later generations, with people supporting both sides of the argument. Although I believe that these approaches should be combined, both of them will be further discussed.

To begin with, people who support the view that we should focus on studying the history of our family have their legitimate rationales. A more insightful knowledge of their predecessor’s achievements will certainly foster a sense of familial pride in a person. Additionally, one can have a deeper understanding of their family members’ lives in the past and may learn valuable lessons by investigating the successes and failures of preceding generations. Evidently, the endeavour to discover more about the past and origin of one’s family is by no means futile.

That being said, there are a number of arguments in favour of conducting research into the present and succeeding generations. To begin with, attempting to uncover family history may result in the revelation of potentially embarrassing facts. For instance, it would be extremely unpleasant for a person to discover that one of his or her ancestors was not patriotic or committed heinous crimes when they were alive. Furthermore, it would be more reasonable for people to devote more time to establishing harmonious relationships with their present family members to strengthen the family bond in the present and also in the future instead of wasting excessive amounts of time and financial resources on the study of past events, which are obviously immutable.

All things considered, I am convinced that even with the prospect of uncovering undesirable truths, it is still worth trying to learn more about our ancestors. However, one must also be mindful not to neglect present circumstances which may well influence family life in the future.