"THE GARDEN"

"IN THE YEAR 2002, SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER, YOU CAME INTO MY CLASS, HOW WELL I REMEMBER. SOME OF YOU WERE SMILING AND GIGGLING A LOT, SOME WERE VERY QUIET AND A FEW TEARS I COULD SPOT. YOU WERE ALL IN MY GARDEN JUST WAITING TO GROW, SO, THIS GARDENER GOT BUSY WITH HER RAKE AND HER HOE. I FED YOU THE WATER AND LET IN THE SUN, YOU TOOK IN THE SOIL, BUT WE HAD ONLY BEGUN. EACH DAY AS I WORKED IN THIS GARDEN OF MINE, I SAW YOU ALL GROWING SO STRONG AND SO FINE. THEN FINALLY ONE DAY I TOOK A GOOD LOOK, AND SAW EACH OF MY FLOWERS WITH THEIR FAVORITE BOOK. IT WAS OBVIOUS THEN THAT YOU WORKED, TOOL SOAKING UP ALL THE FOOD THAT I HAD GIVEN TO YOU. BUT, ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE BLOSSOMED YOU STILL NEED TO GROW, SO, I'LL PASS YOU ON NOW TO ANOTHER GARDENER I KNOW. SHE TOO HAS A RAKE AND HOE SHE CAN USE, AND PLENTY OF FOOD FROM WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE. I HOPE YOU WILL KEEP YOUR ROOTS OPEN WIDE, TAKE IN ALL HER FOOD AND KEEP IT INSIDE. YES, A GARDENER CAN WORK ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY, BUT, THE FLOWER MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE EACH RAY. SO, WORK VERY HARD IN YOUR GARDEN EACH YEAR, DO THE BEST YOU CAN AND YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR. GROW STRONG AND TALL, REACH FOR THE SUN, STAY AS NICE AS YOU ARE AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN."


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