I spent an hour
or so helping my neighbor weeding his garden.
The climbing peas have grown rapidly in recent days. Because they had
not yet been provided a fence to climb, the peas were pretty much climbing all
over themselves. Some plants seemed on
the verge of weaving themselves into baskets.
As I pulled weeds
from around the pea plants, I was struck by how much the pea plants twisted
back into themselves. If not offered structure
to grasp and ascend they make a mess of themselves.
The thought
occurred that I am not so different from a pea plant. I need something to keep me busy—something to
climb, so to speak. I am not good at
sitting around. After being idle for
only a few hours, my mind begins climbing all over itself.
I am a different
kind of plant than most people. If not
busy, I am capable of driving myself crazy.
—Mitchell Hegman
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