Thao’s garden (Vietnam)

When I was a kid (some may argue that I still am one), I read a story that has since stayed with me. It was about a Selfish Giant who had a beautiful garden. One day, he saw children playing in it, he got cross, chased them away, and built a tall wall around it. After that, spring never returned to his garden, it stayed frozen. Compare that to Thao’s garden, which is always open for us to show up.…