Passion of Gardening

   Alastair Cook was a renowned and a successful school owner who had contributed towards educating thousands of students who achieved outstanding grades in their studies. He was sixty-five. It had been twenty-seven years since he had opened this school. After so many years he sat down with a sigh amd tried to recollect his memories about what inspired him to develop a passion of gardening, not for fruits or flowers, but for a class of elite students who would develop his country.
  It all started when Alastair was a young kid. Back then, a gardener used to work in the back yard of his house growing and tending to all the plants. The gardener used to water the plants, spray insecticides and pesticides etc. This idea motivated him to study and work hard to open a school. After facing many troubles, he finally gathered enough funds to open a school.
  First of all, he selected a three storey building with a massive playground. This was like ploughing the land before sowing the seeds. After the process of ploughing came the process of seeding. The seeds of his garden were children who were admitted to the school after passing an admission test. The test was intentionally difficult so as to allow only the best students to enter the school. The students who passed the test could be compared to the HYV(High Yielding Variety) of seeds which are more likely to produce better results.
  Succeeding these came the steps fertilizing and watering the seeds. These were done by selecting the best books for the students and selecting the best teachers who would shower them with knowledge. Co and extra-curricular activities like debates and soccer matches enhanced their mental and physical strengths.
  Lastly came the process of imposing rules and regulations and mantaining discipline which are very necessary. He gave harsh punishments to the students who misbehaved. Bad conduct and lack of discipline are like insects and pests which can ruin the whole plantation. To counter these rules,restrictions and punishments acted like insecticides and pesticides.
  These measures, which were influenced by gardening helped to produce the fruits and flowers of his garden. Students who graduated from his school got jobs at notable ranks who together catapulted the society towards success and boosted his country's economy and reputation. Tears of joy filled Alastair's eyes as he closed them forever knowing that he had done a great job to serve his country