Growing deep and strong!

有了往下扎根，才会有向上的结果。当一棵树的根部渐渐往下扎时，它的树干也渐渐长成，树叶就茂盛起来，到了时候就会结出果实来。

by Stephen on September 20， 2012 · 9 comments in Inspiring stories

One day， my mother and I were working together in the garden where we were transplanting plants for the third time.

①Grown from seed in a small container， the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then transplanted into the garden. Now， because I was moving， we were transplanting them once again.

Inexperienced as a gardener， I turned to my green-thumbed mother. “Isn’t this bad for them？” I asked， as we ②dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. “Won’t it hurt these plants， being uprooted and transplanted so many times？”

“Oh” my mother replied. “Transplanting doesn’t hurt them. In fact， ③it’s good for the ones that survive. That’s how their roots grow strong. Their roots will grow deep， and they will make strong plants”.

Often， I’ve felt like those small plants – uprooted and turned upside. Sometimes I’ve endured the change willingly， sometimes reluctantly， but usually my reaction has been a combination. Won’t this be hard on me？ I ask. Wouldn’t things be better if things remained the same？ That’s when I remember my mother’s words： That’s how the roots grow deep and strong.

扎根越深长得越壮

一天，我和妈妈一起在花园中工作，我们又一次移植那些花卉。（剩余930字）