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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