I received a message this morning from an e-friend who said that
he would love to plant a flower garden, but (there's that barricading
word) it takes so much of his time and he didn't like to sweat in the high
temperatures or be bothered by "pesky critters." I told him nicely a
take-off on something that I think I had read somewhere in Samuel Johnson.
I have come to see over the years that contrary to a host of infomercials
there is no magic garden tool or planting technique or gardening book. We
don't understand ourselves, our basic nature, if we think we can have a
blooming garden with a wilting attitude. What we can read and hear and
buy and do, but unless we change our disposition, unless we water our
drought-ridden attitude, little will flourish. Even a disease resistant
plant wont have much of future in my garden unless I have a dis-ease
resisant attitude. I told my friend that I have found that if I think
gardening is laborious, if I think gardening is a delight, if I think
gardening is hellish, if I think gardening is heavenly, I'm right and I
will make it so and it will be so.
It's a good lesson from my garden for teaching.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History www.halcyon.com/arborhts/louis.html
Valdosta State University
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