The English language derives the word “eureka” from the Greek word meaning “I found it”. Can you guess what I recently found?
For the past two summers, I have enjoyed my garden. But no matter how much money I paid the local kids to weed it, more of these pesky plants returned.
So before planting this year, I weeded my thousand plus square foot garden myself. Digging down as deeply as I could with a cultivator, I extracted the deep roots of each weed by hand, as well as the weed itself and the surface roots. I had to pull with all of my strength to remove some of them. Certainly, the kids I paid to help with this project hadn’t done this. If they had, I wouldn’t be finding so many underground beginnings of these invasive deplorables. This process gave me much back pain but when I finally finished, I felt satisfied that there were no weeds in my garden.
I worked in silence with only my thoughts to keep me company. As I labored, the word “eureka” popped into my head.
The solution to all of the world’s problems
had just occurred to me.
Problems are just like the weeds in my garden. There are three parts to them. First, there is the surface weed, the visible issue or symptom. There is also the surface root underneath. Under that surface root, there is a deeper root.
No matter how many times you pull the weed and the surface root on top, the unwanted plant will grow back unless you also eliminate its root farther down. Sometimes you have to remove good parts such as fertile soil with the bad, because seeds may have spread.
Yes, it is difficult to thoroughly solve any problem. First, you must identify and remove its deepest origins. And after you do, the issue still may pop up again later. But you cannot resolve anything until you address the most challenging underlying causes of your dilemma.
Eureka!
In my garden, I found the answer to all of the problems that anyone has ever had, currently has or will have in the future.
This year I will have the best garden I have ever had—with blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs. And I will cherish every single bite!
P.S.–If I share the fruits of my toils with you, know that I care about you.
Let the encouraging words in these near a river posts help you
soar like an eagle above life’s storms.
How can I make room for peace in my life?
What is the easiest way to improve life?
Can I make the world a better place?
Will I have a better tomorrow?
