𝐠 𝐚 𝐫 𝐝 𝐞 𝐧
It began with the want of a garden. She got the best soil she could find, planted the plants she'd always wanted to have. She even made sure to water it and went as far as singing it a song every single day. The girl always made sure to care for it even when months passed and not even a stem sprouted.
As time passed, she watered it less, didn't bother to use her beautiful voice to sing to it. More time progressed, and she didn't even bother to check on her garden at all anymore. Her grandmother noticed when her eyes fell down to look at the abandoned garden with a frown. On that day, she went up to her granddaughter and asked, "why have you given up on your garden?"
She had a look of hopelessness as she and her grandmother strolled over to the not-yet-blossomed garden. Her shoulders hang in defeat as she pointed towards it with a look that said 'it's obvious'. Her grandmother could see the defeat on her face.
"I care for my garden, granny, really, I do. I watered them, I bought the best soil I could, I even sang to them just to get them to grow. I put so much care into them that I just wish they could give something in return," she whispered sadly. Her eyes on the plot before her.
"You care? Well, that is very good. Sometimes, caring can be enough, but I didn't raise you by just simply caring for you. I raised you by constantly trying new things to make you better, by loving you, by supporting you, teaching you, and most of all, never giving up on you," she told her granddaughter before getting down and pulling out the seeds the girl had planted.
"Granny, what are you doing?" the girl asked, shock clear on her face. She couldn't believe her grandmother was tearing apart her months of dedication. It may have been nothing, but it was hers.
"Silly girl, the only reason your garden hasn't grown was because you placed them in the shade. Plants need sunlight in order to prosper," she told her, chuckling lightly.
"I never thought about that," the girl had said.
"You see, girly, you gave up on something without ever giving it the chance to grow. Before you stop caring and you give up, make sure you remove the darkness," her granny said. The girls' eyebrows eased as she nodded her head.
"When I continue to care without ever giving up again, and since we took it out of the darkness-does that mean my garden will finally grow?" the girl asked her. Her big doe eyes watched her grandmother in awe. She always had admired her.
"No, but it means you are giving it a chance to."
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