for us to give of our very best...for us to give all that we are capable of.I came upon this plant quite by chance, and it captured my heart. Had to share...
This pretty flowering plant (I don't know the name of it) is not blaming anyone for the condition it finds itself in - no flower pot, old soil which the roots have encircled so as to hold it in tightly, not a very pleasant place to grow in since the yard is not cared for. No one waters the plant or cares for it. And it cannot take care of itself. Yet, it did not give up hope. When Nature gave it the conditions it needed, the plant grew, stretched out and spread its branches, and at the right time burst into bloom...pretty, lavender-coloured flowers. Small, they seem to float above a bed of leaves. Just beautiful!
No one would ever see the plant unless one made the effort to look out of the window and specifically 'see' it. We usually look around without really seeing anything....and this very ordinary plant in this dreadful condition, in a sad-looking yard would be the last thing on anyone's minds... And yet there it stood in all its natural glory and beauty...
Truly, we don't need perfect conditions to give of ourselves. If we tune in to Nature, we will see that where we are is where Nature meant for us to be. Nature provides all the conditions we need in the place where we are. We don't need to blame fate for where she has placed us. We don't need to crib at life for having given us a raw deal. We don't need anyone to arrange things for us so that we can do our work, nor do we need anything to make our space 'conducive to productivity'. We don't need a lot of money and care to spread love, kindness, and goodwill. We don't have to have a perfect face and body to smile at the people we see, even if they are strangers. We don't need the right conditions to be courteous and polite. We don't need to rush around trying to fix things so that we are in a comfortable place. We need to be still, and do what we are meant to do in the most beautiful way, in the place where we are...