simple wisdom

Yes. It's huge. If I harvest it I have to eat it. So there it is.

"Don't turn on the dryer when we are playing hide and seek," warned my young grandson. The image is astoundingly humorous--his small face grinning out at me as he tumbles about, if he could actually fit inside.  Although, now that I think of it, he has fit inside some mighty small spaces, and I wouldn't put it past him to squeeze inside the dryer. His statement struck me as a simple wisdom. It involves the seeing ahead to the possible consequences of each action, not only to yourself, but to others. It involves awareness of possibilities not normally considered, and taking cautious measures to avoid an unpleasant surprise.

I didn't realize it, but I have a short list of simple wisdom that applies to the garden. Don't let the dog poop therein. Don't grow prickly things. Don't let the bird feeder get so low on feed that a bird so focused on eating eats her way under the plastic side wall and gets trapped inside. These standards involve things that impact the future--of myself and/or others. In a negative way. (So I'm going to include Don't grow zucchini, because then, dear heart, you have to eat it!)  Each one is a lesson in itself.

I consider the simple wisdom from my Creator's heart, "Why would you die?" Good question. Why would we choose to turn from Him who is our life. "In Him we live and move and have our being."  Why would I choose to include the dog poop, prickles and other consequences of omission and commission in the garden, in the laundry room, or  anywhere else I might stubbornly or stupidly(ignorantly) choose the dangerous path. If you can see the consequences coming, why not take averting action? If you can't see them coming, why not? You aren't paying attention.

Come. Let us reason together. Don't hide in the dryer in the first place. 

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