The tallest buildings have the deepest foundations and the tallest trees have the deepest roots

The last and the most damaging ambition of any sage executive is self-knowledge. Indeed, the tallest trees have the deepest roots. Recently, while applying for my digital driving licence, I was asked a question that threw me off balance; the name of my mother. She had gone the way of our ancestors more than 20 years before and she had three names - Koptemo, Talaa and Elizabeth - acquired at different times and for different reasons.

Why would the National Transport and Safety Authority want to know my mother's name? Banks also have a policy called KYC – Know Your Customer. There are reasons for these requirements too, ostensibly to stem fraud. In the biblical books of Matthew chapter 1, verses 1 to 17 and Luke chapter 3, verses 23 to 28, the genealogy of Jesus of Nazareth, the Saviour of mankind, is clearly articulated, thus legitimising his messianic message and kingship (leadership).