I’ve never been much of a gardener. To date, my greatest success at horticulture is the two semi-living plants in my office. They are just barely hanging on, and soon they will be dry sticks if I don’t step up my game.The crazy thing is that they only require one thing from me – water, but I’m so bad at giving it to them. My office doesn’t see much rain, so it’s vital I provide the plants with the liquid of life. They must have it, or they will wither and die.Have you ever seen a plant die? It starts off slow. First, the edges of the leaves turn brown; then the branches start to droop and the leaves begin to fall off. It’s a slow, subtle process. Finally, the outcome is a dry stick with no life or fruit at all.The death of a plant is very similar to the spiritual
