Some weeks back, I described a difficult situation in my life as a 'pile of manure'. When a friend of mine read about that, she recalled her attempt last year to grow tomatoes. No one in this area was very successful in growing tomatoes. Some evil blight wiped them out before they could produce fruit.
She said that when the garden was being prepared, her husband dutifully wanted to help the growing process, so he brought in a pile of manure. That did not help the tomatoes to grow, but out of the manure grew some spectacular sunflowers!
I love that image. Sunflowers growing out of manure. I'd like to think that somehow my 'situation' will eventually produce 'sunflowers.' Yes, as with anything hard, or negative, or challenging, there are lessons I have learned. They do not, however, rise to the level of sunflowers.
I can't envision how that could ever happen. But I'm sure the gardener never imagined that bird droppings could produce giant flowers of great beauty.
Manure does have its potential.
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