Friday, March 10th, 2006
blossoms
every year, my mom gets me to go out into the cold winter.
for what?
to plant seeds, bulbs, flowers.
why?
so in the spring we can enjoy beautiful flowers
tulips to be exact
but it’s always very hard
it takes an insane amount of nagging
before i finally head out.
outside…
the dirt is rock hard.
the air is cold.
my ears freeze
fingers numb
and my shoes always suffer, because shovels ruin shoes
there’s absolutely nothing enjoyable about planting seeds in the winter.
nothing at all!
of course if i had done it earlier it wouldn’t be cold, but that’s not the point
it seemed as if the earth rejected me
it didnt want what i had to give
on top of that, the holes i dug had to be deep
but not too deep
just deep enough for to keep the squirrels away
but shallow enough for the seeds to grow out
it’s a daunting task.
an annual task.
something i can’t seem to get away from.
but always in the spring,
which is pretty close now
flowers sprout like crazy
and i feel that my hardwork has paid off
and every year, i’ll feel satisfied
~
and this year is no exception.
we’re approaching mid-march now.
spring! flowers!
but, this year is different
i saw a flower blossom early
it made me really happy
but this flower is different,
because this flower was actually planted a long time ago.
infact, this seed was planted into the heart of one of my friends
constantly,
i would shower her with prayers
encourage her
talk to her
you know some people actually talk to their plants! that’s crazy
and just the other day she decided to get baptised.
i’m super happy for her.
and when flowers blossom i think it’s the most magical thing in the world
because they are able to display all the efforts that go into them
in a single moment.