Today we watched a movie called Edens Lost &Found: Philadelphia. The movie was about Philadelphia in all of its natural beauty. It talked about the founding of Philadelphia and it's rise in Horticulture. It was sort of a documentary which let people tells about their experiences in Philadelphia and their communities. one man, Ed, talked about how he was an antisocial person in his neighborhood who only kept up with his property and didn't care too much about the appearance of the lot across from his house. At least not until his generous and outgoing son tried to make it a better place with the help of his sons, but the dream ended shortly when Ed's son died of overdose after experimenting with drugs just two weeks later. Ed seeing the lot reverting back to it's original way set out to make his late son's dreams a reality. After weeks of work he and a few neighbors, who join in on his cause, figured that they needed outside help. They reached out to Philly green association who agreed to help them, only if they could get more neighbors to join in. Determined to reach his goal Ed decided to break out of his shell and talk to his neighbors about his goal. The reason I picked this story is because it reached out me the most and actually makes me want to try to make a difference in my community. If Ed can then so can we...
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