𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬
Wʜᴇɴ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏ ɪs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪɢʜᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. Sᴏᴏɴ, sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀssᴇssᴍᴇɴᴛs ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʙʏ's ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs. Cᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs: "ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's", "ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's sᴍɪʟᴇ", "ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʜɪs ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ʜᴀɪʀ", "ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇs ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ-ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's"; ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴀ ʟᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ. Wᴇ ᴅᴏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛᴏʀs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ɴᴇɢʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄɪᴇs. Tʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀɪsᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏᴜʀ ɪɴᴛʀᴀ-ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ғʟᴏᴡ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ (ᴏʀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ) ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪssɪᴏɴ. Pᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs ᴀs ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀs ʜᴀɪʀ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴏʀ sᴋɪɴ ᴛᴏɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴀʀᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴜs, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍᴜᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ, ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ "ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ". Tʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛ ᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ, ɪᴍᴘʀɪsᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ Tʜᴇ Sᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. Wʜᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇғᴜʟʟʏ sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʟsᴏ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ? Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀs ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ Sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ɢʟᴀssᴇs. Tʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ʟᴇɴsᴇs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴜs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴀɢᴇ. Aʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɢʟᴀssᴇs sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ? Iᴛ ɪs ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ "ᴏᴘʜᴛʜᴀʟᴍᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs" ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ. Iᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ "ᴅɪᴏᴘᴛᴇʀs". Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ɢʟᴀssᴇs, ᴏɴᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ “ᴛᴀɪʟᴏʀᴇᴅ” ᴛᴏ ᴜs, “ᴛᴀɪʟᴏʀᴇᴅ” ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ. Iᴛ ɪs ᴀ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ-ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss. Sᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴜɴsᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ. Rᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ, ᴏᴜʀ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ "ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴇɴsᴇs" ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴜs.
