The Miracle of Plant Life
18 Aug 2009 ~ Categories: blog • body • eco-living • wellness
A few weeks ago I noticed that a few of the English peas in my latest batch from the farmer’s market had started to sprout. Normally, I’d consider those to be beyond their peak of freshness and I’d toss them.
This time, though, I was inspired by some reading I’ve been doing on growing vegetables. Living in a city apartment, I’ve never really considered growing my own food, although my parents are gifted farmers / gardeners and I was raised around fresh, homegrown fruits and veggies.
I decided to see what would happen if I set these baby peas aside in a dish of water.
A few days later, they turned into fledgling pea plants. They thrived in the water and the sun, and started reaching their brave little shoots up to the sky.
I transplanted them into some leftover soil I had lying around from a less hardy houseplant, cracked my kitchen window, and watched them grow, enthusiastically and almost visibly. Every day, they added a few inches of tendrils and fresh leaves.
I don’t know if I lucked out, or if the non-GMO, organic peas I culled these seedlings from were just naturally inclined toward vibrant life, but watching them grow up has been an empowering, metaphoric experience for me these last few weeks.
If an unassuming little pea can turn into a beautiful, shiny plant in a matter of weeks, surely our existence on this planet is not as doomed as some seem to think it is these days.
Thank you, pea plants, for reminding me of the miracle of life. And thank you for reminding me to appreciate a few of the most divine yet simple things I have available to me every day: water, sunshine and fresh air.
Plant miracles,
Amy
18 Aug 2009
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Miracles indeed!