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.

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