Do you know what was there sixty years ago?
Do you know someone who has lived in the same county their entire life?
Someone who lived a good life, a full life, and in the same place?
It's amazing the fruit that can emerge with one is rooted in that way.
My grandfather was one of those individuals. With the exception of his stint in the Navy, he stayed rather close to Durham, NC. Rare would a family gathering occur that didn't include his correction of the best/fastest way to get some place or what was located where decades prior.
I just had a conversation with a local individual here in Alabama that mirrored those. "You wouldn't believe how many folks think Smith Street is actually in Elmore County."
Such seeming banal knowledge, while simple, is a fruit of being rooted in a community and is often an indicator that the person has deep knowledge not just of individuals, but of families, of the place, of the community.
Being rooted is no longer the norm: it's counter cultural. In part, the nature of our 21st century service-based economy requires it. But the emphasis on self, the embrace of what's new, and the rejection of what has been the norm, is a larger cause.
I won't be able to be one of those folks that have lived in the same place for decades and decades. Many of us won't, but being rooted, bearing fruit should be a goal. Especially of small business owners, attorneys, and good neighbors.
Be a rooted attorney. Bear fruit.
Director, National Recruiting at Lincoln Investment
1 周Welcome, Aiden!!!