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The Cycles of Life
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best
By Kathleen Healy-Schmieder
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
~Robert Louis Stevenson
Tiny leaves, shaped like babies’ tears, cascade over the sides of the container. From twelve small clippings given to me several years ago, I now nurture a beautiful plant.
Originally, I thought I had killed it. Withered, brown leaves hung down the sides of the pot in such profusion there was no doubt it was time to end our mutual misery. I carried the remains to my mother and asked if she could revive what appeared to be a lost cause. She smiled at me and took the container from my hands.
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