ČOVEK BEZ POREKLA JE KAO DRVO BEZ KORENA

Čovek koji ne zna svoje poreklo jeste kao drvo bez korena — može da stoji neko vreme, ali ne zna odakle crpi snagu, niti kome duguje svoje ime, čast i obraz. Ja sam ponosan na svoje pretke. To nije samo porodično osećanje, već velika čast i još veća obaveza. Poticati od Mirka Aleksića, ličnog telohranitelja i pratioca Petra II Petrovića Njegoša, vladike crnogorskog i brdskog, gospodara Crne Gore, pesnika, mislioca i tvorca „Gorskog vijenca”, znači nositi nasleđe koje se ne sme uprljati. Mirko Aleksić nije bio samo predak u porodičnom rodoslovu. On je bio veliki junak, čestita starina i čovek koji je stajao uz jednu od najvećih ličnosti srpske istorije. Takvo poreklo ne služi za hvalisanje, već za podsećanje da čovek mora biti dostojan imena koje nosi. Poreklo je koren. Čast je stablo. Potomci su grane. Ako zaboravimo koren, osušiće se i grane. ČELOVEK BEZ PROISHOŽDENIЯ — KAK DEREVO BEZ KORNEЙ Čelovek, kotorый ne znaet svoego proishoždeniя, podoben derevu bez korneй: on možet nekotoroe vremя stoяtь, no ne znaet, otkuda berёt silu, komu obяzan svoim imenem, čestью i dostoinstvom. Я goržusь svoimi predkami. Эto ne tolьko semeйnoe čuvstvo, no i bolьšaя čestь, a vmeste s tem — bolьšaя obяzannostь. Proishoditь ot Mirko Aleksiča, ličnogo telohranitelя i sputnika Petra II Petroviča Negoša, vladыki Černogorii i Brdы, pravitelя Černogorii, poэta, mыslitelя i avtora «Gornogo venca», — značit nesti nasledie, kotoroe nelьzя zapяtnatь. Mirko Aleksič bыl ne prosto imenem v semeйnoй rodoslovnoй. On bыl velikim geroem, čestnыm starcem i čelovekom, stoяvšim rяdom s odnoй iz veličaйših ličnosteй serbskoй istorii. Takoe proishoždenie dano ne dlя pustoй gordosti, a kak napominanie: čelovek obяzan bыtь dostoin imeni, kotoroe nosit. Proishoždenie — эto korenь. Čestь — эto stvol. Potomki — эto vetvi. Esli zabыtь korenь, zasohnut i vetvi. A MAN WITHOUT ORIGIN IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS A man who does not know his origin is like a tree without roots. He may stand for a while, but he does not know where his strength comes from, nor to whom he owes his name, his honor, and his dignity. I am proud of my ancestors. That is not merely a family feeling; it is a great honor and an even greater responsibility. To descend from Mirko Aleksić, the personal bodyguard and companion of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš**, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro and the Highlands, ruler of Montenegro, poet, thinker, and author of *The Mountain Wreath, means carrying a legacy that must never be stained. Mirko Aleksić was not merely a name in a family genealogy. He was a great hero, an honorable elder, and a man who stood beside one of the greatest figures in Serbian history. Such ancestry is not a reason for empty boasting, but a reminder that a man must be worthy of the name he carries. Origin is the root. Honor is the trunk. Descendants are the branches. If we forget the root, the branches will wither.