I always believed that tending to a garden was much simpler than understanding the complex nature of human beings. When a rose bush is thirsty, its leaves droop. When a stem is diseased, you prune it away to save the rest. People, however, are far more complicated. They can be starving for love while smiling warmly across a morning breakfast table. That unsettling realization was weighing on my mind early one spring morning as I stepped outside with my pruning shears and a warm cup of coffee. The air carried a crisp chill, and my prized yellow rose bush was…
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