DISQUS

davemetz · 3 months ago

The parallels' drawn here are fascinating. It reminds me of an incident when I nurtured a shrub in our garden thinking it to be an attractive specimen and certainly one worthwhile tending to. I willingly fended for this shrub for the best part of a year and enjoyed seeing it thrive as it established itself in the garden. A couple of days ago a friend noticed this shrub and stated that it was a dreadful noxious shrub and was abhorred to hear that I had been encouraging its growth. Needless to say I was devastated by this news and see myself resigning to the fact that it will have to be removed. Perhaps I should have done a little research into this plant and saved myself a fair amount of time spent dedicated to its growth. There goes any reaping from my innocent endeavors' to nurture and take pride in my stint at gardening. I guess we need to be mindful of what we sow and be grateful for any favourable outcome.

creeva · 3 months ago

I can say that about 15 of the trees survived - they are still saplings but they are growing. I've had my share of weeds I've nurtured in life - both metaphorically and in reality.