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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