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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