Nov
10
2009
Your Roots Are Not The Area You Live In
Author: siggyYour roots are not just the physical area you live in. It is the memories you have accumulated in the past and continue to do so.
For over twenty years I visited Miami. I no longer want to. My parents lived there but now both are deceased and I have no ties there. There is no longer any reason to go back.
I lived in Duncannon for fifteen years. I still have friends there but it is no longer my home. My wife and kids don’t live there any longer. I may visit but it is no longer my home.
Our roots are the people who are the most important to us. It is the people we reach out to every day (and who reach out to us). It is the lives we are intertwined with.
Of course, the areas we have lived in the past we associate with certain memories. Your roots are always invisible but real nevertheless. And is always more than the particular area you live in.