The greatest source of nourishment I can give my children is, of course, a relationship with God Himself. My relationships with God, my husband, and my children create an environment that can either help or hinder the development of this good root system for my children. A secure, loving home is the fertile ground their tender roots need. The idea of wings connotes creativity, appreciation, laughter, and freedom.
Wings come as my children reach up to God and allow Him to set them free from the fear of others, free from self-imposed limitations, and free to become all God intended when He created them. Wings lift my children above the routine and the mundane. From this altitude they gain a fresh outlook on life, seeing above their circumstances and being sensitive to the delights of life God has given. Our children allow us to share their wings when they call us to the window to see a spectacular sunset, or share an unusual twist of plot from the book they are reading, or go one step farther when setting the dinner table by lighting it up with candles.
I want to enrich and surprise them, stimulate and refresh them, delight and enchant them. I want them to see our home full of life because God is there. God created all of us to have these wings. Look around you. Why did God make giraffes with long legs and even longer necks?
Why did He bother to put those funny little knobs on the tops of their horns? Why are there golden lions, profusely colored butterflies, spotted leopards, and shimmering peacocks? Why such diversity and beauty? Because God created us to soar with wings of imagination and appreciation. One of these is roots…the other, wings.
She stated that she heard a version of the saying from Jonas Salk, the scientist famous for pioneering the development of the polio vaccine: 11 Also in a memoir by the Texas politician John Connally was published, and it included an instance of the saying attributed to Beecher: One of these is roots.
In conclusion, this item of sagacity was popularized by Hodding Carter in ; yet, Carter did not take credit for its original promulgation. He ascribed the words to an unnamed wise woman. In the s Bettie B. Youngs attributed an instance to Jonas Salk who died in If Salk spoke a version of the saying then QI suspects he was relaying an expression that he had heard in the past. Great thanks to William Rapaport whose query led QI to formulate this question and perform this exploration.
Rapaport helpfully noted that the saying had been attributed to Beecher, Salk, and Carter. Skip to content. This contrasting figurative language presents a powerful though oddly incongruous combination: Parents should provide their children with roots and wings. Bold face has been added to excerpts: 1 A wise woman once said to me that there are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order.
The following passage does not really fit into the set of expressions under investigation, but it can be considered a thematic precursor: 2 Isabel, Mrs. In the editor Hodding Carter employed the expression and attributed the words to an unidentified woman as noted previously: A wise woman once said to me that there are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children.
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