![]() ![]() If we keep ourselves and our minds in the immediate spaces around us: our families, our friends, our colleagues–we, like Nicholai and Tolstoy’s king, see that the most important ones are the ones we are with right now. Yet how can we do that at a time like this? Learning to overcome obstacles is one of the very lessons we hope to teach our campers and children in order to make them stronger, wiser and even better problem solvers. ![]() It is how we can evolve and create resilient and even more connected communities. And it is only through challenge that we grow and learn and stretch our individual and collective capacity. The coronavirus is metaphoric in so many ways: it is an enemy, a unifier, a distiller, an unknown, a terror, an opportunity, a risk, a challenge. Unlike the old turtle, Nicholai is young and able to help carry the panda and her lost child to safety, putting himself in harm’s way to help the two creatures find each other and survive the storm. Because of the time spent in the garden, Nicholai is nearby when he hears a panda’s cries for help during an afternoon storm. He is seeking answers to his three questions and discovers that by helping a wise turtle (Leo) plant his garden, he invests his time in a way that is benefical to Leo, to the earth and to himself. The Muth story is told through the experience of a boy, Nicholai (Muth’s son’s name and Tolstoy’s brother’s name). ![]()
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