The jasmine plants in our courtyard are in full bloom at this time.
As we walk out into the courtyard in the morning, its fragrance is in the air we breathe.
Yesterday, I listened to the debate in the parliament on the land acquisition bill and I felt the intense feelings of acrimony and hostility conveyed through the discussion and presentations. Our words can bless and heal or hurt! Often we speak without pausing to reflect on how it sounds in the listener's ears. We are blessed with the gift of words to bless and to upbuild.
The jasmine flowers always give away their fragrant odour. They refresh the air like a deodorant. It knows nothing other than this at all times.
While listening to a family yesterday, I felt their pain and my eyes were moist. My colleague listening to the inner journey of this family said, after they left, that 'they were touched by our patient listening'.
If flowers know nothing but reach out with their colour and fragrance always, then humans too can reach out to care and upbuild!
M.C.Mathew ( text and photo)
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