Random Act of Metaphor: A Flamboyant Maple Tree with a Rebel Spirit

Hmmm, can we choose our
destiny regardless of our beginnings?

There is a large Maple
tree that I pass and take notice of each day, on my way home from work, on an
otherwise nondescript side street a couple of blocks from my home. Under normal
circumstances, it would not warrant special consideration given that Maples are
a common choice for urban yards.

But this is no ordinary
Maple. It captures my attention every day because the leaves on one side are
pistachio green and on the other half tomato red. It has been that way all
summer so it has nothing to do with fall colours – although it will be
interesting to see what transpires when the leaves begin to turn.

No doubt there is some
rationale, scientific explanation that I could uncover with some Google
research. However, I choose not to know the official cause.

I like to think of this
Maple as a conscious entity that has elected to go its own way. It had no choice
in what species it would be or where it was to be planted. And yet, it has
broken free of expectations and become an oddity that proudly proclaims its
individuality.

A flamboyant Maple tree
with a rebel spirit – a random act of metaphor to declare that we can be
whatever and whoever we choose to be regardless of how humble, or prescriptive,
our beginnings might have been.

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