An hour of picking lingonberries on the author's farm on San Juan Island -- and more to go. The Epoch Times/Eric Lucas photo
7 life lessons, from resilience to unexpected joy.
Eric LucasThe Epoch Times"The unexamined life is not worth living."So declared America's famous essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, and not only is that a fine epigram, but it also transposes beautifully to other aspects of human existence.Gardening, for instance.Few activities lend themselves to introspection better than gardening. It's largely solitary. It calls up the most fundamental human adaptation to life on Earth. It's often painstaking, always unhurried, resistant to instant gratification, and meditative in every way.And, therefore, it's deeply instructive. Winter, when the garden is mostly dormant and perhaps so is the gardener, is a fine time to put a skillet of cornbread in the oven and reflect on the lessons
