植物の威力
植物の威力、生命力に只ただ感動！！。
「弊社ビル倒壊の危機！」、一瞬そんな思いさえした。と云うのが、ビルの側溝に以前から草が少し生えつつあった。土の部分は全く無く、側溝即ビルであるが、側溝とビルの僅かな隙間から草が芽を出していた。これは何処ででもよく見る光景で、植物の生命力って凄いな・・・とは思うが、特に脅威に感じる程の事は無かった。ところが、流石に今朝はビックリ。
実は以前から側溝の草は気にはなっていたが、その内ひまな時に取ればいいくらいに考えていたが、ここ２週間の梅雨で急成長し、流石にほって置く訳にもいかず、今朝早々に除草に取り掛かった。そこでビックリ、何と草の根で側溝が壊れかかっており、ビルと側溝の間に２・３センチの隙間ができていた。何たる草力、たまげるばかりであった。
「水滴は岩をも砕く」と云うが、もしかすると植物がビルを壊す事も十分にあり得るのでは。そんな事から、小なりと言えども継続と忍耐が大を動かす。「信念を持って事に当たれば不可能は無い」、そんな事の啓示なのかな・・・。
側溝とビルの外壁の間が３センチは開いていた
これは側溝の中の隙間から生えていた跡、
切り倒した草
The power of plants and the power of life simply impresses me!
Our building is in danger of collapsing! I even had such a thought for a moment. There was a bit of grass growing in the gutters of the building for some time. There was no soil at all and it was a building, but grass had sprouted from a small gap between the gutter and the building. It’s a common sight to see everywhere, and the life force of plants is amazing… but it didn’t feel particularly threatening. However, as expected, I was surprised this morning.
In fact, I had been concerned about the grass in the gutters for some time, but I thought that I should take it off in my spare time, but it had grown so fast during the rainy season in the last two weeks that I couldn’t leave it alone. To my surprise, the gutter was broken by the roots of the grass and there was a gap of a few centimeters between the building and the gutter. What a great power of grass!
They say, “A drop of water can break a rock,” but maybe it’s possible that a plant can destroy a building. It is the continuation and perseverance, no matter how small, that makes a big difference. It’s a revelation that “nothing is impossible if you do what you believe in”.
The space between the gutters and the building’s exterior was at least three inches open.
