From Clear to Clogged

Bushes clutter a trail in my community.

    Brush clogged the trail. I didn’t venture further. Too bad. I was looking forward to a stroll.
    Two years ago, a high school student pruned the bushes encroaching on this walking path. His effort fulfilled a senior project requirement. The Department of Public Works lent their assistance.
    Now the trail is fading. Its demise reveals how fast nature bounces back. And if further reveals the importance of maintenance.
    Heraclitus once wrote that ‘character is destiny.’ His observation pertained to the individual. Behavior and values will affect the quality, or lack of quality, in one’s life.
     With respect to communities, perhaps ‘maintenance is destiny.’