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My friends and fellow list
members;
The older and more valued we become to
one another, the more we appreciate just how important those values are
that connect us to one another and the less we see the differences. And
those points of human interaction and connectivity are what generates the
positive energies. It may be finding a blood cousin through a genealogical seach
as I have done from this list. It may be from meeting my cousins and new friends
at a clan association activity. It will not be forgotten just how many
friendships were kindled at the last Association gathering in Canada from John
Quarterman to having the honour to meet the Earl of Caithness and those
wonderfuk Sinclairs living around the corner. Then I value the Argyll band of
friendships who studiously glean into our past uncovering generations of
decency, hard work and shared family values.
Then we value the friendships made
sitting at the archives, writing to those cousins "down under" corresponding
with the fine archeoligists, historians and explorers, and geographers. I thank
them for their teachings and education of me so I can in turn educate those that
follow.
It is those many many points of
connection which unite us as individuals thriough a sharing of a common
heritage. It lies to each of us, and to us all, to preserve all
that 'is and came before' that was noble. If we can, each in our own way,
focus on making a contribution to moving this heritage forward if we
can, enhancing all that is noble with our lives so that we can in our turn pass
it down to those that follow.
In humble respect to
all,
Neil Sinclair
Toronto/PEI/Argyll
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