As we enter 2025 at a tumultuous time, it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, and of what is required from all of us to create a world that works for all. The UN Declaration on Future Generations encourages present-day decision-makers at the national and international levels to be good ancestors to those that follow. If properly nurtured, good ancestorship could become an overarching framework towards operationalizing some of the principles and commitments of the Declaration.