Roots

I would love to know more about what my grandfather did in his lifetime, maybe one day with enough persistence I can get my dad to break down those barriers. There's just something about Italians, or even cops for that matter, and their value of secrecy and privacy. Their background makes it very hard to trust anyone with any sort of information, and this makes me sort of sad because myself and my brother lose out in the process.

Not truly knowing anything about your roots makes you feel disconnected to your present.