The Gardener's Lesson

The Gardener Mark adjusted his expensive silk tie and checked his watch.

He was five minutes late for the most important interview of his career at the city's top architecture

firm. Rushing through the lobby, he almost tripped over an older man

in faded blue overalls who was kneeling on the floor, tending to a large potted fern.

"Watch it!" Mark snapped, brushing dirt off his pristine suit. "Some of us have

actual work to do. Move your tools." The old man looked up, offering a gentle

smile. "My apologies, young man. I didn't see you there.

Good luck with your work." Mark scoffed, stepped over the man’s watering can,