What's in your garden? |
The drive home seemed to take forever. I mean I was excited! The smell of that basil in the backseat nearly killed. We unloaded the car and I began to prepare our raised beds for planting. Finally, it was time! I reached for the basil, and to my absolute horror, discovered that my less-than-an-hour old gorgeous plant was wilted! WILTED! Are you kidding me? I had thoughtfully selected the best looking one. The strongest one. The greenest one. And now, just an hour later, my choice basal looked just like the non-desireable plants I had passed without a second thought. For some odd reason, this bothered me. This really, really bothered me. And I got to thinking...
Do I ever look at children the way I looked at these plants? Do I look at the smartest, strongest, well-behaved children, with longing eyes and high expectations, while barely glancing at the struggling, weaker, unruly, children? I hope not! Man, I hope not!
Children, and teaching, are my passion. But I wonder if I don't sometime miss out on an opportunity to enhance my garden. What if I had chosen that spotty, wilted plant? What if I planted it, watered it, cared for it, and had high expectations that it would not only grow, but thrive?
I believe that my garden is diverse. That it has strong, healthy plants as well as plants struggling to flower. I believe that I nurture and care for all my plants with the expectation that they can and will blossom.
I believe...but it just got me to thinkin'
~Cab Lover
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