Have you ever seen a tree root miraculously find its way
down a bank or even a rock face? Sending out seekers to find the earth. A place
for it to root so it can nourish itself and grow. Despite the obstacles.
Despite what looks like the impossible. A sure death because it has been choked
of life. But it doesn’t give up. It perseveres until it finds the ground and
roots itself. Sending signals to the rest of the roots on how to splinter off
and find the ground too. And it does. And they do. And before you know it, you have
a majestic strong tree growing out of an
impossible place. Over a bank. Over a rock face. Refusing to give up.
Redefining its reality. Defying death. Rebuilding itself. Adapting to its environment.
Rooting, Earthing, Growing. Mighty and strong. Defying the odds.
I saw this very thing the other day on my family walk and
marvelled at the site before my eyes. Captivated by this tree for turning the impossible
into the possible. Redefining its existence such that it not only survived but
thrived. Stronger than before because it had changed its way of being. Covering
the rock face in its strong and lengthy roots. Coming over the face of the rock
by at least 10 feet. Rooting itself into the sand below.
I stood and looked at this tree for the longest time. My
husband and I wondering how it could be. Trying to find the right angle to capture
this wonder of nature. But there was no angle that did this tree any justice.
But I took the picture anyway. To remind myself that if this tree could adapt
itself to the harsh and hostile environment it originally found itself in but
did not give up, so could I. So could we. Seeing how it had redefined itself so that it
could thrive. Reminding me there is nothing that can hurt me unless I allow it
to. Nothing that can stop me unless I allow it. Nothing that is impossible
unless I believe it to be.
Just like this tree adapted and did not die so can I. So can
you. So can we all. As long as we have the willpower and foresight to find a
place to root we will always flourish. This tree, the epitome of adapt or die,
provided me with an invaluable lesson I won’t forget. Where there is a will,
there is a way.
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