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-title: The Blackberry Wars
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-Life Lessons:
-
-- Take care of a problem early before it becomes a monster.
-- Opposition enhances our appreciation of the good times.
-- Adversity is our friend, not our enemy. Embrace it.
-
-Since Lori and I moved into the Ridgefield homestead house in the summer
-of 2006, I have been waging a war with the deadly blackberry invasion
-that has opened up on many fronts around the property. One of the most
-sorely contested spots is on the north end of the barn below the house.
-At this location, the vines have attained a height of about 14 feet and
-threaten to engulf the whole north end of the building. The photo below
-will give you some idea of the seriousness of the problem.
-
-![](md/37_The_Blackberry_Wars-media/media/image1.png){width="6.5in"
-height="4.875in" alt=""}
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-Now this is a war that can never be won. As soon as the obnoxious vines
-have been eradicated in one place, they will spring up in another place
-and establish a new base of operations for the conflict. Any place where
-the birds like to land and lighten their load, the blackberry seeds in
-their droppings will happily start a new infestation. Thus, the conflict
-is eternal. I can hope to win an occasional battle in one place, but I
-have no hope of ever winning the war outright.
-
-After fighting this war for so many years, I have gained a great deal of
-admiration for the committee that was assigned the task of making good
-on the promise to create the "thistles and thorns and noxious weeds to
-afflict and torment man." These folks must be real over-achievers and
-the blackberry plant must have been their crowning achievement.
-
-However, upon reflection, I have reconciled myself to the importance of
-the lessons learned as a consequence of this war. Lesson number one:
-Take care of a problem early instead of waiting until it has grown into
-a 14-foot-high mountain of terrifying thorns. The effort to fix it is
-many times greater if you put off dealing with it when it is still
-small. Lesson number 2: This mortal experience was not meant to be a
-Garden of Eden. How could I possibly appreciate the beauty of a
-magnificently manicured garden without experiencing the opposite
-condition. In fact, the level of appreciation is directly proportional
-to the severity of the opposition. Sometime in the future, when I have a
-chance to meet the members of the "thorn" committee, I will personally
-give each one of them a big hug for giving me my impressive capacity to
-appreciate the opposite condition. Lesson number 3: We should not be
-afraid of adversity. In fact, every time it raises its ugly head, we
-should be ecstatic. Blessings that can be obtained in no other way are
-just around the corner. I can't count all the blessings that my war
-with the blackberries has brought me. I am stronger and wiser because of
-it.
-
-In fact, I wish you all the same good fortune. May your lives all be
-infested with lots of lovely thorns and thistles. You'll all thank me
-some day, I promise.