“Watching a tree is not enough to make one a gardener,” Hillal said. “The work needed to grow one is the training: tending to the seeds, the roots, watering, pruning, harvesting its fruit. Even making a hole in the ground is gardening, for the soil must be right. Spiritual growth is similar. It is not simply about the location where one trains. The physical roads and the challenges of reaching a destination become part of the exercise.”
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