The Clockmaker’s Garden

A clockmaker tired of repairing time built a garden where plants grew at different speeds. Some blossomed instantly; others took decades. People visited to understand their own pace. Impatient hearts sat beside slow-growing flowers and learned stillness. Rushed minds watched instant blooms fade quickly and learned caution. In the center grew a single fragile seedling that refused to grow. It blossomed only when a grieving woman watered it with her tears, realizing healing isn’t instinctive—it’s nurtured.