Nadia spent the autumn preparing her garden, but nature had other plans. This short, gentle parable reminds us that the uninvited moments in our lives are often deeply rooted in the beauty of the larger landscape.
Nadia spent the whole autumn sowing and preparing her garden. In the spring, the flowers bloomed and blossomed, and Nadia noticed a few dandelions that she had not planted.
Nadia pulled them up. But the seeds had already spread, and others grew. She tried to find a poison that would kill only the dandelions. An expert told her that any poison would end up killing all the other flowers too. In despair, Nadia sought help from a seasoned gardener.
‘It’s just like marriage,’ said the gardener. ‘Along with the good things, there are always a few inconveniences.’
‘What should I do, then?‘
‘Nothing. They may not be the flowers you intended to have, but they are still part of the garden.’
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Image above: A postage stamp from Belgium featuring a dandelion seed head. The stamp is part of the “EUROPE” series and was issued in 2021. Courtesy Touch Stamps.
In 1993, the USPS initiated this seasonal issue with multi-coloured stamps representing the arrival of spring blooms. This group includes five colourful flowers, four of which — the hyacinth, daffodil, tulip and iris — are grown from bulbs and another, the lilac, which is a shrub.