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The Family Tree..
13 years ago
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"Family; like branches on a tree we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one".
I seen this on facebook, shared by an old classmate just recently.. It really set me off. As one who doesn't fit in with his own family, I always seen this idea of a family tree to be tainted. Trees can be uprooted, and transplanted. Limbs can be removed.
A family is more like a garden. There are seasons when it will grow, and seasons when it will hibernate. Anything can grow in the garden, be it lovely flowers (even the ones with thorns) or vicious weeds. Some plants will never grow, while others can and will be transplanted. Some gardens are made up of random chaos, others have harmony. Some grow only to display beauty, while others have a practical benefit.
But most importantly: A tree is one item that is solid and rebukes dramatic change, but a garden is many items that work as a whole, and can adapt to change. Any family that wants to be like a tree only serves to be picked off and turned to fire wood. It takes time and energy to keep the garden clean. Some gardener's want to start a garden and will create something lovely, while others lack a green thumb.
Like I said, I'm not one who fits in with my family, and I feel like I'm a flower growing in a garden of weeds, despite they seeing the opposite. I only sit idle knowing I'm bound to survive and move on. I just wish others could see life like I do and in their own lives get beyond their weeds.
I seen this on facebook, shared by an old classmate just recently.. It really set me off. As one who doesn't fit in with his own family, I always seen this idea of a family tree to be tainted. Trees can be uprooted, and transplanted. Limbs can be removed.
A family is more like a garden. There are seasons when it will grow, and seasons when it will hibernate. Anything can grow in the garden, be it lovely flowers (even the ones with thorns) or vicious weeds. Some plants will never grow, while others can and will be transplanted. Some gardens are made up of random chaos, others have harmony. Some grow only to display beauty, while others have a practical benefit.
But most importantly: A tree is one item that is solid and rebukes dramatic change, but a garden is many items that work as a whole, and can adapt to change. Any family that wants to be like a tree only serves to be picked off and turned to fire wood. It takes time and energy to keep the garden clean. Some gardener's want to start a garden and will create something lovely, while others lack a green thumb.
Like I said, I'm not one who fits in with my family, and I feel like I'm a flower growing in a garden of weeds, despite they seeing the opposite. I only sit idle knowing I'm bound to survive and move on. I just wish others could see life like I do and in their own lives get beyond their weeds.
oswanwolf
~oswanwolf
Well said....
