Before I begin I'd like to let you know that my teacher, Mr. Reid in the beginning of the year had shown our class pictures of plants some how finding there way through anything.
( The flower of hope)
That being said I remember when i had stumbled upon a sun flower that was quite small. Now that was pretty damn exciting to me because I had never seen flowers of this sort before in the park. Flashing back to the way I had learned Mr. Reid's lesson; that even though there is a lot of bad in a place good can always find its way through. Through out the park a lot of injustice has happened, but if you just put that a side for a moment and realize what's happening around you, well that just makes a world of a difference.
( Ducks in tne water)
( Ducks on the edge of the lake)
For instance I noticed a lot more birds had returned, even a swan. It had beautiful wings and it moved with such grace through the water. I loved it. As I watched the swan, I saw a black tube go across the water, that lead to the famous island where all the birds go to escape the abuse of some people.
( Black tube)
I searched for answers but nothing was found, so my guess is that this mysterious tube might be helping the water quality get better until the snow comes.
(The island)
After my days in the park my spirit was lifted, not only because the park was being noticed but their is hope. Little things are being done to improve the water. But what is hope? In the modern world this means very little; a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. (Wikipedia)
But in the bible it is a complete different thing, now I don't mean to get all religious here but in this situation it must be introduced in a new way.
Romans 8:24 25 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
(Bible.org)
This means we never get to see hope, only some results from it and we still have to continue to have faith and hope. This park has its ups and downs but we have to keep hoping. Without hope the lake is nothing. We are the ones who make a difference in the world. Hope has reached a new meaning, it is no longer a feeling but an action where you dont stand there and expect things to happen, you make things happen. In return you get exacly what you wanted. My edvice to you is to stop dreaming/desiring things and do something about it. Somebody must of cared for this park and instead of hoping for something to happen they made something happen. So whoever you are thank you for having the courage to do what so many of us couldn't do.
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