Where do our roots come from? How do they grow, how do they create us, how do we flourish when we are no longer connected to them?
A man sits with his packed bags by a tree whose roots stand strong yet are no longer connected to the rest of the tree. The man’s face looks remorseful as he reaches toward the separated growth with one hand and holds his bag atop his leg with the other. His eyes do not point towards the tree, they look beyond it unenthusiastically. Can he no longer see the tree that stands beside him?
The tree’s trunk and limbs float above its roots, suspended. Its leaves turn to birds and then to tiny specks in the wind. Can we only truly fly once we let go of our roots? Or are we tied down to these roots, never to fly unless we grow from them?
Camila Martorell (Guest Writer)
BAK a Day, November 22, 2023
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Just when you thought that it was a safe chance to stop over on your daily or life trek, you are reminded that we are mere guests on this planet.
Seated under a severed tree that is propped up precariously, our wandering survivor is under constant threat of destruction. Crutch resting alongside he must be incredulous that even this stop over is at risk. The ominous flock of black birds are a constant reminder that there will be no peace. Off in the distance there is bucolic scene as if all is right with the world.
How do we find a stopover where we can reflect on the dream of a better world? As the news shares the aberrant deeds across the Globe without taking stock of the many good things that have transpired even in the most recent divided Congress.
Last evening Rachel Maddow (probably not aware of Bak!) listed the exceptional recent accomplishments of the past Congress. I was stunned and thrilled to learn of all that this present administration has accomplished.
Maybe there is a slight reason to stop over and acknowledge the good!
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