The maple tree by the mail box did an odd thing this year. It kept its brown, dead leaves, all winter long. And, when the maple tree in the back yard began to put out leaf buds, this one in the front didn’t. Then, a few days ago, during an extra strong wind, that tree let go of most of the old leaves and they went flying. Now, I see that it too is about to dress up in fresh new green.
That tree reminds me of a really neat statement I read the other day. It went something like this: one reason some people are not happy is that they cannot or will not let go of things in the past that make them sad. I thought that was profound.
The Bible speaks of letting the past be the past and looking forward to the future. And, the first line of one of my favorite poems is, “Every day is a new beginning; every morn is the world made new…”
Now, if my maple had been afraid to let go of last year’s leaves, I don’t know that it would have had new leaves this spring and a little bit of NW Arkansas would never have been blessed with seeing a beautiful tree offering shade from summer’s sun and a hiding place for birds to build their homes. If I am afraid of new opportunities and new experiences, I might just be wanting to hang onto those old brown leaves and what a shame that would be! I think it has to do with faith and hope for the future.
excellent application
Thank you, Helen. You are such an excellent inspirational writer, I do appreciate your comment.