The journey of mother and daughter taking care of plants is a joyful experience - Photo: TRAN HUYEN TRANG
Joy is present right in front of us, in our homes, from tomato and chili seeds that were thought to be discarded.
Ever since preschool, my son has had a rich imagination thanks to his constant curiosity.
The world outside my eyes is truly something vast and wonderful that I always want to explore. Even in my sleep I dream of strange things. Like dreaming of constellations sparkling above the trees.
There is one special thing that my child often mentions: giant trees that can penetrate space. They connect from the ground to the sun, the moon, and the stars. Only children who have a close connection with nature have great dreams and imaginations. Big dreams, not just about making a living like adults!
The story of planting trees began with a meal. During the meal, I made a vegetable salad to serve with the meal. The salad had beautiful slices of ripe tomatoes, green rocket, and a few fresh corn kernels. The child ate deliciously, but at the end of the meal, he paused for a moment at the salad plate with only the remaining tomato seeds.
"These tomato seeds can grow into plants, right, Mom?" "Let's try!" - I said. And then we had a wonderful experience with tomato seeds that were soaked in sauce and had to be washed thoroughly.
Since these are fresh seeds, there is no need to soak them in warm water to germinate like the dry seeds I bought before. I prepared some clean noodle cups for my child, instructed him to dig up some soil, spray a little water to soak it, then let him place the tiny tomato seeds in the cup himself, and cover them with some fine soil.
More carefully, the boy also covered the cup with a tissue and secured it around the mouth with a rubber band.
The next morning, as I had predicted, my son woke up and got out of bed very early. He carefully removed the rubber band, turned over the paper towel, and examined the cup of dirt, looking a little disappointed that he didn’t see anything unusual.
On the second day, the miracle happened on the third morning. I cheered when I saw the green sprout emerging from the soil. Every morning after that, I picked up my glass and estimated how much bigger the sprout was than the day before.
The children's laughter and cheers were like encouragement to the tree. Every day the tree grew bigger, its trunk became plumper, and it had real leaves with soft, fine hairs.
I practiced watering the plants very gently. Even though the tomato leaves had a strong smell, I still brought them up to my nose and smelled them lovingly. And I hope that one day the tomato plant will also grow up to the sky!
The journey of mother and daughter taking care of plants is a journey of waiting for sunshine, waiting for life, waiting for flowers, waiting for fruit. It is a truly joyful experience.
Later, my child noticed the seeds of the fruits I bought. Now, on his desk, there is a beautiful bonsai pot that grew from the handful of millet seeds I bought for the starling. He secretly took some of the millet seeds, planted them himself, and then surprised the whole family.
My summer vacation passed with tiny seeds. And from there, the sprouts brought joy and grew beautifully.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cung-con-uom-mot-hat-mam-20240630102450214.htm
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