Single Idea 23844

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / b. The natural life]

Full Idea

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognised need of the human soul. …Every human being needs to have multiple roots.

Gist of Idea

The most important human need is to have multiple roots

Source

Simone Weil (The Need for Roots [1943], II 'Uprootedness')

Book Reference

Weil,Simone: 'The Need for Roots' [Routledge 2002], p.43


A Reaction

Agree. I think we are just like trees, in that we need roots to grow well, and plenty of space to fully flourish. Identifying those roots is the main task of parents and teachers.