Let’s Meet At The Tree
In Africa, the image of a group of (usually men) sitting under a tree talking is fairly common. In fact, many villages had a ‘the tree’ where people met to have informal meetings or just impromptu ones. If you were new in the village, you made stopping by the tree one of your priorities (unless there was an invitation only meeting happening). When formal [read Western] education was introduced, it also happened under a tree. At least until the classrooms were put up.
We have new trees in Africa now. They are of a genus like none our parents ever did see. They are called Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, FriendFeed….need I go on? We meet under these giant trees to connect with each other, build relationships, learn from each other, rally behind causes and so much more. Much more than the old tree could help us do.
I’m under the Twitter tree as @muchiri, the Facebook tree as facebook.com/muchiri and under the LinkedIn tree as linkedin.com/in/muchiri
Come to the tree. Let’s talk. Let’s connect. Let’s learn.
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