"Into the Garden"

Genesis 2:15 "And the Lord God took man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and keep it." Wouldn't you have to say that the oldest profession is horticulture-gardening,farming? I've heard other claims; yet, according to the Bible, we see the first man given a responsibility of dressing and keeping the garden. This was actually before the word "sorrow" was introduced to Adam and Eve when the curse brought the concept of difficult labor, associated with sweat, from beating down the thorns and thistles (Genesis 3:17-19).
Now, I am thinking that since there was no sorrow associated with Adam's first role, and no pressure to provide for his wife and family, that tending the garden must have been an enjoyable task. He was a perfect man, in a perfect environment, with the perfect Creator as friend and teacher. It just seems natural that dressing and keeping this beautiful Garden of Eden must have been the perfect hobby. It is no wonder that so many of us find such pleasure in examining each of our blooming annuals, monitoring the growth of our perenniels, and catching in the scents of our fragrant herbs. Think of Adam and the Beauty of Eden next time you step "into the garden."
A few years ago, I stepped into the garden to find what appeared to be a wild rose bush trying to grow under our mammoth maple tree. I doubted whether it would ever flower. I watered it, and trimmed it, and nurtured it for three full years. Humm ... will anything come of this? I was pleasantly surprised to see many little buds appear in June. What color? How many petals I wondered. One day these buds blossomed into tiny white wild roses! This little bush was truly a gift from God. Something that seemed to come from nowhere. So pleasant to look upon - I am sure these posies in miniature were part of Eden's garden. Here's a photo for you to get a               glimpse of nature's wild and white rose clusters.