“The Tree” in this series, represents the individual person or our society in general.
“ To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul”
-SIMONE WEIL
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The concept of roots interests me in so many ways :
Root systems display the branching pattern seen in so many places in nature, roots for nourishment, connection, transportation, information . . . survival !
Roots as in origins: I note that about half of my friends, like many Canadians, were not born in Canada, where we live, and thus, at some point in their life were “uprooted”, as was I. Or perhaps our families moved when we very young. For everyone, finding true roots (and for some, “new roots”) and continuing to nourish those roots, is a lifelong process.
Roots as stability: one who is rooted does not get easily blown down by a storm!
Where do you feel rooted, where do you belong : in your body, family, friends, work, community, country, World, practice, faith, Nature, Universe, or…. …? So many possibilities!