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It may be the middle of summer here in Melbourne, but we have recorded about 25% of our average annual rainfall over the past week. Rivers are rising, beaches are being transformed... and closed. With so much rainwater entering the river system, a huge amount of debris is being washed into the water and reaching the beaches. As a result, there were 24 beaches closed yesterday because of pollution concerns. The cleansing rain has, in fact, brought society's dross to the forefront: the litter on our streets washed into the storm water drains, down into the rivers and out into the bay.
When new movements commence, this is always the pattern: the rising tide catches up the refuse and pushes it along at the front. When we decide to get our weight under control, we find ourselves more focussed on the foods we want to avoid; smokers feel that stronger craving; bad habits we are trying to change seem much stronger in their pull. If we judge it on the initial phase, we are liable to give up in despair, and perhaps even end up feeling worse about ourselves.
When winter is drawing to an end, we take to our roses with the secateurs. The immediate result bears uncanny resemblance to dead twigs poking out of the ground. But now, as summer is in full swing, these same plants are in full bloom, their glory on display.
Whether it be diets, habit changes, changes in family routines, or new movements in spirituality, we ought be careful about evaluating success in the early stages. Nature's patterns give us insights into the human pattern.
Posted by gary at February 8, 2005 09:49 AM
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