What a leaf can teach you about life

Walking to my office this morning, I noticed that the bushes are beginning to sprout new leaves in anticipation of spring. They are really green—almost a yellow green—and shiny. And, they are springing up over the older leaves—which now look dull and dark by comparison.

I got to thinking that this is such a metaphor for life. The new leaves represent how we are at birth—green (innocent) and shiny. As we grow older and gain life experience, we lose our innocence. Our shiny exterior darkens and grows duller. Finally, we reach old age and settle down allowing the next generation to spring forward.