Wisdom is like a baobab tree, no individual can embrace it.
--- Akan Saying in Ghana
A baobab tree is growing in the tropical zone in Africa which has the trunk too huge for no one to be able to embrace it alone. The tree is the symbol of wisdom for the Ghana people as the oak is the symbol of wisdom for the celtic people. The Ancient Jews considered that she (wisdom) is the tree of life to whom that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her (Proverb 3:18). These nations show that the tree is a symbol of life & wisdom. In Japan, the tree is worshipped in a more abstract way. In Ghana, the Akan people might think that wisdom is made up of all the knowledge of the people in a village or community, & when you need to decide something, it is better to talk with someone than to decide by oneself without any talk.