WHO WILL SIT UNDER YOUR TREE?

 

I was thinking this morning... Last night, I attended the 2026 NCF Legacy Green Ball at the Metropolitan Club, Lagos. The occasion also marked the unveiling of the Asiodu One Billion Indigenous Trees Legacy Project.

As the speeches rolled on, I wondered how many trees Chief Philip Asiodu, now 92 years old, had personally planted in his lifetime. And how many more would be planted because of the legacy he is inspiring?

Then something struck me. We often associate legacy with death. We wait until people are gone before naming roads, buildings and projects after them. Yet, here was a man being celebrated with a living legacy!

Interesting how much of our lives we spend building careers, acquiring properties and accumulating wealth. Yet, our most enduring legacy may be something we plant today whose shade we may never enjoy.

Throughout our lives, we consume timber, paper and countless products derived from trees. But how many trees do we replace?

We want our children to inherit beautiful houses, but what about the environment surrounding those houses? What is the value of a mansion in a neighbourhood where flooding is relentless and fresh air is a luxury?

Chai! We are busy preparing inheritance for our children while gradually destroying their habitat! Imagine if every Nigerian planted and nurtured just one indigenous tree annually. Not merely planting for photographs, but ensuring its survival.

Genesis 2:15 reminds us that God placed man in Eden to dress and keep it. We are caretakers, not destroyers.

So, before commissioning another building or celebrating another birthday, consider planting a tree.

Because a meaningful legacy is not merely what we leave behind when we die, but what we set in motion while we live.

Stay hopeful. God's got our back.

Happy Sunday!

......Just the thoughts of a certain Wey Mey