Some things you learn too late in life, like hanging on to the old and letting the new die.
Right now, as I look at my already new growth of marigolds in my garden, I am thankful I remembered to deadhead the blossoms in order for new blossoms to come out. My old blossoms fell to the ground, got themselves into new growth, simply by dying. Sometimes I did not have time to deadhead every plant. I had a lush growth of geraniums, and some I forgot to deadhead, and the blossoming slowed down. The plant did not die, but the rank new growth showed no blossoms.
In life there is a season for certain things. Parents who do not play with their children will see the relationship suffer and blossoming does not come about. Children who play with their neighbors’ children will benefit from friendship, which stays on for many years. Adults showing interest in the neighborhood will have enrichment in community-mindedness.
We live in a new neighborhood now, and the opportunity for community building is everywhere. People play together, attend movies and worship together, and there are new people to meet every day.
Life is good when the old is let go, and then the new can blossom.
