Hello roots,
It has been a very long time since I’ve posted an entry. Been very busy planning my wedding and the completing task before the wedding date. Today I am not writing about my relationship status (not now anyways) but I am writing about the statement “E pluribus unum,”
I was watching Jane the Virgin (yes I know , it is very dramatic) the specific episode of when Alba (Grandmother) gave a toast during her surprise citizenship party, “E pluribus unum” which was stated by Marcus Cicero in the discussion the subject of family. It means out of many, one; when each person loves the other as much as himself/herself, it makes for one out of many.”
We all have our own personal journeys to go through but one thing I do believe we do not take into account is, how all of our journeys are interwoven with each other. In that interwoveness (I am sure that is not a word) we learn from one another and the time spent in each other presence makes for the creating of one.
I think I may have lost you, let me draw 2 pictures.
picture # 1:
One seed planted will create MANY roots and from those individual roots a single plant (it could be a tree, plant or flowers – choose your pick) and from that one plant/tree/flower there are many branched/sprouts/petals. This the cool part, when the seasons change the tree/plant/flower will shrivel up and re-energize to re germinate again. Our lives are very similar or knows someone who has gone through an experience.
Explanation:
One seed = A person
The roots= experience/influences the seed has gone through with friends, family, and others
The tree = how experiences/influences has shaped the person (seed)
The branches = the experience/influence that the person (seed) has passed on to other person (seed), which can be good or bad
Out of many experiences it influences a persons ideology of who they are and their personalities. So DO NOT shut anything out, look at your surrounding.
I have an assignment for you, look at your day (yes today). Dissect a part of your day where your experience was shared with someone (good or bad) that changed their perspective and where someone else’s experience was passed on to you (again, good or bad) that changed perspective.
For me, its mostly at my job, I spoke with a fellow colleague from another location earlier this week and she just started sharing her life story with me ( i have never met this lady in my life but she felt very comfortable to share it with me). In our conversation, one things she kept repeating was she holds grudges for a long time. She does not trust ANYBODY, he trust needs to be earned. After a while of listening to her, I asked her if she is not tired and worn down by being a gray cloud. She said yes, I told her there is a whole world out there with beautiful colors and hues. You will never get to enjoy the beauty of life if you choose to focus only on black and gray, she agreed with me. Now will she take my words to heart, I do not know but one thing I do know is that I changed her perspective how she should view life and how the gray view on life is taxing on every part of her life.
My colleagues experience, caused my perspective of her has changed, not in a bad way. I just did not have a relationship with her, but after speaking with her, I realized that her life must be quite lonely especially when she trust NO ONE and you have to EARN her trust (her words). That made me a little sad and makes me want to reach out to her. Will I, I do not know only the Lord knows. All I know was, I was VERY HAPPY to speak with her because our conversation completely changed my perspective of her.
Out of many; One.
Ok folks, root yourselves by the river and BE-U-tiful.
In Eden 