day no. 16,488: resurrection, generations and regeneration

"A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants." — Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay

Every generation is a regeneration.

Every propagation is a resurrection.

Every tree is great grand child of another of its kind and a great grandfather of many of its kind yet to come. Every tree you've ever climbed stands is the offspring of another tree and was once merely no more than a seed you could walk over. Every weeping willow had grandparents who wailed and every mighty oak had ancestors upon whose shoulders it stands.

Every pet is great grand child of another of its kind and a great grandfather of many of its kind yet to come. Every dog that has ever played fetch is a great grandchild of one who barked. Every terrier has inherited traditions from its remote ancestors. Every hound has a heritage and will likely leave a legacy.

Every word is great grand child of another of its kind and a great grandfather of many of its kind yet to come. Every word we speak is the offspring of other words. Every word we use now will likely give birth to generations and permutations of words yet to be spoken.

In the beginning, was the Word of God and it spoke into existence other words. Since then those spoken words have learned to speak. The words we use now are the grandchildren of older languages and the ancestors of future verbiage.

The power and principle of resurrection and generations is always at work around us. We are surrounded by reminders that what is comes from what was and that which will be comes from what is.