This parking lot is in the midst of a transition and grass is growing where it has no business. Even though the dirt isn’t there for keeps, it’s there for now. Seed takes root, burrows into the darkness, and shoots up to the light because that’s what seeds do. They take root and grow even though things won’t be this way for always, even though all is about to change, even though all seems unsettled, unsure, and unstable. The one thing change doesn’t change is growth. I may avoid, resent, or fear the change, but I never regret the growth. Real growth can sometimes feel like shrinking, like
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