Without shoots

You and your parents are

Shoot and roots of a seedling.

You and your children are

Root and shoots of a seedling.

Connectivity between

Root and shoot is original.

So is the bonding between

Shoots and root as natural.

Husband and wife are

Scion and stock of a graft.

Connectivity between

Scion and stock is artificial.

So is the bonding between

Husband and wife as blending.

The old couple will know this.

Being childless is being without shoots.

28.12.2011