In the words of Nightwish's new song Perfume Of The Timeless:
In order to be born
you needed:
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great-grandparents
16 second great-grandparents
32 third great-grandparents
64 fourth great-grandparents
128 fifth great-grandparents
256 sixth great-grandparents
512 seventh great-grandparents
1,024 eight great-grandparents
2,048 ninth great-grandparents
For you to be born today from
12 previous generations
you needed 4,094 ancestors
over the last 400 years.
Think for a moment about
how many struggles and battles,
how much sadness,
happiness,
love stories,
and hopes for the future
they have to undergo
for you to exist in this present moment.
You are the dream of many ancestors.
PS - this is an incredible song!
Nightwish Perfume Of The Timeless
my new earworm!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHCaZmIzr0o