The Roots

Jambo!

Welcome to our space (you and I), let's get cosier here and have the time of our lives!

The hype! 😆 It is still schooling. 

The title suggests we get to know about something I am not more learned about than the mere knowledge that there are fibrous roots, tap roots... I actually forgot the rest. That should somehow ring a bell of where we are headed.

With the constant Christian reminder to be rooted; in the word and in belief, we sure have a picture of the impact roots have on us. 

Roots are somewhat foundational. They make the tree stand on the inside(underground) before it stands out(trunk, brunches and leaves). I know you would have understood without the bracketed elaboration I just wouldn't let you labour too much in thought, we are getting cosy, remember? 

Well, as I said I am not in for the Botany.

The roots I am  interested in are the human ones. The ones that come into forming a family tree. Yes, those but we are not studying anyone's descent there's just some interesting analogy thereof. 

And yes, it is such a deal! 

In our identity that is. 

Each of us in this generation has their root from probably the 18th century where you are told that man is the father to the whole village and he had so many wives;  the likes of Akuku Danger and that's not the start yet, the start is most likely that of Adam and Eve, you know what I mean?

I had been thinking of the saying 'like father like son'. How many times have we heard it being used on people? What about, 'an apple doesn't fall far from the tree?' Familiar with that too? So, if this son is like the father and this is not the first apple not falling far from the tree how many more sons/apples before these current ones have had such similarity. How many? You see, we are counting to infinity but there must have been one who started the chain.

In that line, we know so well that who we are is influenced by those before us, parents and our parents' is influenced by their parents and the backtrack continues. Yes because of genes and because of those other scientific factors to clepe.

We may have some mannerisms that can be compared to our ancestors of 700 A. D and that doesn't make us less of ourselves but some few bits from different parts of that tree. We may have the stillness and adventure of our great-grandparents and the playfulness of our parents. The authority of our great-great grandparents and the cool of our uncles. 

In an African home you'll hear a young man being compared to a greaat great greatest and great grandfather who he didn't even see but is on the same family line in the way he comports himself.

I strongly believe therefore we have much in ourselves that has been infused from a generation to another and wherever that starts, that's our root. Those are our roots. 

So, as much as we are 'we' or you are 'you' it is proper to acknowledge the bits of different people in us as a result of being rooted naturally to a certain lineage. 

It is interesting when the character of a certain generation can be depicted in names(look at it from the behaviour affecting the naming not the reverse). Or some handpicked behaviours are used to associate a person with, like, 'the braves', 'the authoritarians' and so much more. In Africa such names are not taken lightly and they can even tell how smart one is to say the least.

All said, it is also safe for us Christians to say that we have Christ's likeness as a result of being of the same root with Christ. He lived somewhere many years ago but we've been absorbed to such brotherhood and his family line. If our mannerisms aren't depicting that we then might be straying-story for another day. 

We therefore should not disregard our heredity, it is relatively paramount. While at that let us not forget to grow as the trees so that the generations that come after us are associated with the best versions of ourselves, as roots.