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John King Descriptive Essay Bok Tower Gardens For the first time in my life I visited Bok Tower Gardens this past Sunday. I really did not expect to take anything away from the trip, since I am more of a theme park/roller-coaster type of guy. What could be so fun about going and looking at a bunch of plants? I soon found out that I take many things for granted in my life and …

…a sense of awe and appreciation. As I look back through my memory of Sunday I am amazed that something so peaceful and beautiful was this close, yet I had no desire to go and see it. It goes to show how far the human race has moved ahead, or perhaps how far we have moved back. Maybe it is not such a bad idea to take the time to stop and smell the roses.