Posted By FarmerJ on June 23, 2009

The other morning while I was working on mulching the tomato plants in the large plot, Darling Husbie and Son #2 joined me.  They quickly joined in the efforts to rip up some of those pesky weeds, bend or break others, and cover them with a thick layer of old alfalfa.  The entire large plot is receiving a beautiful carpet of hay mulch, but that’s another story for another day.

I consider my beloved husband to be one of ~ if not the ~ most intelligent persons I know.  Yeah.  I’m thinkin’ he’s a pretty well-rounded, knowledgeable fella.  While I was busy tearing rotten bales apart and carefully placing the pieces around the tomatoes, I overheard Husbie telling Son #2 something that gave me thought to ponder.

Husbie struck the conversation in a way to get Son #2 thinking.  You know, to get those teenage brain juices flowing so early in the morning ~ it was approaching 11:00 a.m., for crying out loud!  Anyway, he says, “You know, a weed is really just a plant growing in the wrong place.  If it were in another location, you’d pay it no attention.  But, because it’s trying to grow where we want the good plants, it gets ripped out by its roots.  It’s the same way in every day life, Son #2.  You don’t want to be a weed.”

So, I ~ with my brain not yet flowing itself from lack of enough coffee ~ spent the next several rows mulling (and mulching) over the analogy Husbie had just provided the young Master of His Own Universe.  It really was a great analogy.

A weed is any undesirable plant.  Weeds can be a nuisance; weeds can be a hazard; weeds can cause injury to people and animals; weeds can compete with garden plants for soil nutrients, light and water; and, weeds can harbor insect and disease pests.

People can be weeds, too.  Just like their counterpart in Husbie’s analogy, someone can be a nuisance.  Someone can be a hazard.  Someone can cause injury to someone else or to animals.  A person can compete with others near them rather than chosing to compliment them.  And, a person can harbor insect and disease pests ~ think resentment and hatred.

We know from Ecclasiastes 11:6 we are to Sow your seed in the morning, and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Yep.  Darling Husbie is absolutely right ~ you do not want to be a weed.

You see why I pay such close attention to him when he speaks?  It could be during the most casual conversation that I may learn something new!

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