Resembling a Tree...

Are you a leaf, a branch or the root ?

There are three types of people in our lives
People in our lives are like parts of a tree
We have the leaves, the branches, and the roots.

some people are like a leaves on a tree,
When the wind blows, they go with it,
when the season change, they change,
They're like the temporary friendships,
a summer fling or connection,
like leaves, they're beautiful in the beginning
but eventually they fall away,
when we think of this,
we can remember the people that were leaves in our lives,
we can appreciate the lessons they brought,
we can have gratitude for the moments,
and can detach from any pain they cause,
They help us grow through times.


The second type of people in our life are like branches,
You have to be careful with these,
Because they often fool you,
They'll make you think that they're good friends,
they are really strong, and they're for you.
But the minute you step out on them,
They can break and fall
we all have people who say to us like
" you can depend on me"
" I'm always there for you"
but when you follow up through promises,
You find that they were hollow,
In our own lives, we know moments where we've been branches to others, and had branches in our lives.
Often we may have promised a lot,
And not been able to live upto it,
because of our own shortcomings,
and same is true for others.
This allows us the opportunity to become
more honest with ourselves, and more honest with people around us.


Then the third type of person are those that are like roots,
People, who are like roots of a tree are permanent
Our family are the main roots,
And friendships who go through everything,
go through hell & grow from it and still, stand strong as friends worth keeping.
a good friends know all your best stories,
But your best friend has been through them with you.

" A Tree in it's life can have a millions of leaves, hundreds of thousands of branches, but a few roots down at the bottom to make sure it gets everything that it needs."

Reflect on this : who is a leaf, a branch or a root in your life and to who are you a leaf, a branch or a root?

" You can't change the people around you,
But you can change the people you
Choose to be around. "