You may think it a bit odd that I would be writing about George Washington chopping down the cherry tree here at Flower Bear's Garden. Not at all. A cherry tree is part of nature and isn't that what I write about every week - how nature influences our lives? Also, as it is Presidents' Day, I thought it would be interesting to find a way to work it in. Never let it be said that I can't come up with a good reason for what I write, strange as it may sometimes seem!
The truth about Washington cutting down the cherry tree, as it was explained on the Mount Vernon website, is that it was the imaginative creation of Mason Locke, a minister-turned-itinerant bookseller and one of Washington's first biographers. What is more important is the moral of the story, for grownups as well as children: honesty is the best policy. From my perspective, it also reminds me that even if the cherry tree falls, all we need to do is plant a few seeds and a new one will grow.
So here is my take on the whole thing: If we are honest and truthful, even if we make a mistake, we can always plant new seeds and grow something even better. Happy President's Day!
And so it is.
