My wife likes fresh tomatoes but is not much of a gardener. (Don’t worry, she’ll admit this herself.) So, she bought one plant to raise just a few tomatoes. From the start this tomato plant was different than any we have experienced.
The first thing it did, beginning at about 12 inches tall, was to curl its leaves into tight “fists.” We wondered what was wrong. Maybe it had a disease. Our horticulturist son-in-law said that sometimes happens. It could have a virus and just curled up like that because it was in distress. We felt for the tomato plant. But it would not die.
Next our nursery worker grandson asked if we were watering it. We said we were. He said it needed water every morning and every evening if it was to do well. The leaves were curled up because it was trying to conserve its water. It was about 2 feet tall then. It won’t die.
Well, what could it hurt? We began giving it water morning and night. Behold! The leaves uncurled and it got a few blossoms on it. So, the problem was that it was not getting enough water. We watered it faithfully along with the other plants nearby. But it needed more. But it would not die.
Next it grew so heavily in one direction that it ripped its cage right out of the ground. It was almost lying on its side. I had to stake down the cage to keep the plant from breaking. But it would not die.
Then we have a torrential down pour that washed all the soil from around the roots of the plant. I thought, “This is it. It can’t live through this.” So, I went out and tried to pull it out of the ground to end its misery. (And mine as well.) But there were some roots still firmly embedded in the earth and the tomato would not be pulled up. Well, I thought, I’ll get some potting soil and fill over the exposed roots and water it. And see what happens. We just could not kill the plant.
Covered the exposed roots; watered it faithfully; we gotten about 2 dozen tomatoes off of it so far. Even a recent frost did not kill the beast.
What does this true story have to do with the meaning of life? The tomato plant was given a specific task to perform in its DNA. (Yes, you can say that God, or as I prefer, The Source of All That Is, gave it its task.) So, that plant tried its best to live and fulfill its purpose.
That’s what the meaning of life is for you. You are given a specific task by The Source of All That Is. That task is to Experience. Experience what? Everything. I know, I know, “everything” is a dangerous word. But whatever fits you and your experiencing is your task in life. The meaning of your life. Don’t ever give up on yourself until you have experienced everything possible for you. Live. Experience. Fulfill your task.
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