"The tree that grows in the shade always ..." - Congolese Proverb

“The tree that grows in the shade always reaches for the light.”

- Congolesenature

Meaning

Those raised in difficult circumstances are driven to seek better conditions.

Congo rainforest ecology shows understory trees reaching upward through the canopy. Growth toward light is unstoppable.

Origin

Congolese

Language

Lingala

“The baobab tree does not grow from a single rain.”

Malian

“The tree with the deepest roots withstands the strongest wind.”

Zimbabwean

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