Saint-Exupéry writes in The Little Prince of the Little Prince visits planet Earth. He finds himself in the desert.
“The little Prince crossed the desert and met only one flower. A flower with three petals, a flower of nothing.“Good morning,” said the little Prince.
“Good morning,” said the flower.
“Where are people?” The little Prince asked politely.
The flower, one day, saw a caravan passing.
“People? There are, I think, six or seven. I saw them some years ago. But we never know where to find them. They move with the wind. They have no roots, it bothers them a lot…”
NOTE: We all come from someplace. We all have a mother and father and a place of birth. Having a sense of roots and place gives us a foundation on which we can build. They are a source of strength in times of trial. When we have a sense of roots and place, we know who we are and where we are going. I heard a radio host on a gardening show in Texas say, “Give your children a nest and wings.” When we have a sense of roots and a foundation we soar.