The Tree of Life Whose Roots Are Unseen
Like a tree with roots above and branches spreading below — our life is rooted in what the eye cannot see, and drapes its leaves into the visible world.
The old teacher likens life to an inverted tree with roots reaching up.
Do I tend only the visible leaves — results and possessions — while forgetting the unseen root of what I live by?
📝Reflection
The old teacher likens life to an inverted tree with roots reaching up. A strange image, but deep in meaning — the branches and leaves of the world we cling to (results, ties, possessions) are visible, but the root that sustains them lies unseen. I fuss only over the lushness of the leaves and never ask what keeps them alive. A rootless leaf is green a while, then withers. I read this tree's root as the question 'what do I live by?' One who tends the unseen ground before clinging to the visible stays green the longest.
🌱Apply It Today
Before clutching one visible result today, ask once: 'what root within me keeps this alive?'
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
