Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I keep my feet on the ground because of my roots and the way I was raised.
Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.
Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.
Literally, if someone says I am grounded, everyday I am at home, I actually have my hands in the ground and dirt under my fingernails. I don't have a staff to do it all for me. I still plant a seed and I'm amazed it grows.
A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.
Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you.