You say I would grow even if all the things I never wanted are unfolding before me ,
And I am living here amidst this clown show.
How can this be easy?
How shall this pass?
My soft petal,be gentle with yourself ( He replied)
It's okay to feel the emotions you are having,
It's okay to pray for survival.
Do you remember how that strongest of trees fell off during the storm , how so many branches were lying down and the simple flower survived.(My Father asked me )
Miracle ,magic !!!( I exclaimed)
Might be one ,
It's not bad to have a place for miracles in our lives,
Be thankful to all the blessings you have in your "now",
Be thankful for the blessings you may not count presently,
We do encounter angels maybe sometimes in disguise.
But we were talking here about the "tree",I said
You know ,it's okay for the tree to fall or to loose some of its branches after fighting upto it's level best. (He continues....)
And for that ordinary yet beautiful flower to feel ebullient,
To enjoy the magic of it's patience afterall it has survived storm and heavy rains.
I asked -
Nobody would have expected so from that little flower.
The flower wasn't thinking about anyone actually (He replied)
The flower was focused on itself so much,
Having its own do or die battle
The struggle it was in that was far more important and was about its own existence,
Now that's greater than who admires it's beauty or who thought of its strength.
But the tree would have felt bad about its 'downfall'.....( I asked)
It had strong roots hard enough to bear the storm definately.
But the tree was once a little seed,
It has gone through a hard-core process , so many storms it has survived already,
It's okay to loose sometimes after giving your best try.
( My Father comforted me with his words)
The tree has got so much of experience,wisdom of survival are deeply written in its bark.
( I answered back )
But wait!
So many branches were fallen off ,it didn't looked like what it was before (I asked)
Why pondering so much? Everything gets healed with time,
( Papa just smiled while saying this)
The flower would have felt like a warrior
( I remarked)
Offcourse,
Why not?
The flower is allowed to feel its triumph and dance in the sunshine .
If pain comes in no bias format why shall victory be associated with few?
( He explained)
The flower is a warrior of its own battle,
Has got rights to cherish all the emotions .
( I smiled while my father said this)
Well you should not compare always,
See, everything falls into a place of perspective
Like the flower is so pretty .... everyone adores that.
But the plant,
The plant is in awe of the process.
When the little seed inhaled air for the first time ,it got a knock about the time it has to go through in order to flower....
"Complex process",for a simple and sweet flower.
"Patience" , the process teaches
(No shortcuts,I interrupted)
You can't skip , "The beauty of Process".
( And I .....
I smiled with a sense of relief when Papa said that)