Living Water

You can hose your garden of flowers and vegetables every day until the ground is saturated. Plants will respond. However, if mother nature decides to get in the act and sprinkle the same plants, magical things will happen.

For the last five days we have been having a generous amount of rain and our garden has bloomed. That rain appears to be the same as the water from the hose but somehow it contains a natural ingredient which pleases the natural growth cycle. Maybe it is because of what is not in the hose water - like chemicals and compounds - to make it appear to be sparkling clean.

In any case I have seen the garden flourish when it rains. My grandson and I were talking about this during one of my times with him in his small garden and he felt it was because the rain was doing its job evenly. All the land was treated fairly.

If there is one gift you can leave or give to your children or grandchildren, it is the understanding and appreciation of nature and our close relationship to it. Every human should see just how much and close our survival depends on the health of our plant kingdom.

Mother nature, if left on its own would do a good job in protecting the natural resources of the planet. Man has really done a poor job when it comes to using these resources for mankind as a whole. We cut down our forests, we pollute our fresh water, we fill the air with toxic pollutants and wonder why the planet can no longer support the populations in a healthy fashion.

We in Canada are far better off than nearly every jurisdiction in nearly every way but we can do better. Planning laws to ensure green space and clean energy sources would be a start. If we as individuals plant a few trees, keep a small garden and place energy producing devices on our roof tops it would be a gift for humanity.

As I look at my home garden today, I feel I am part of the solution, and if mother nature continues to do her job, all will be right for the world.