accepting change...Meloday Beattie

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Accepting Change

One day, my mother and I were working together in the garden. We were
transplanting some plants for the third time. Grown from seed in a small
container, the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then
transplanted into the garden. Now, because I was moving, we were
transplanting them again.

Inexperienced as a gardener, I turned to my green-thumbed mother. "Isn't
this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from
their roots. "Won't it hurt these plants, being uprooted and
transplanted so many times?"

"Oh, no," my mother replied. "Transplanting doesn't hurt them. In fact,
it's good for the ones that survive. That's how their roots grow strong.
Their roots will grow deep, and they'll make strong plants."

Often, I've felt like those small plants, uprooted and turned upside
down. Sometimes, I've endured the change willingly, sometimes
reluctantly, but usually my reaction has been a combination.

Won't this be hard on me? I ask. Wouldn't it be better if things
remained the same? That's when I remember my mother's words: That's how
the roots grow deep and strong..........M.B.