Thi picture of a hybrid Hibiscus plant is one of the rare collections I have. I noticed this plant in a retreat centre. Although the quality of the picture is not so commendable, I return to this photograph to remind myself of the change we can bring about in a plant by adding gene materials in the laboratory. This plant was brought form the Botanical garden at Ooty where it was perhaps first planted! It displays different colours, shapes and sizes in its leaves. It has a changed appearance from that of a regular Hibiscus plant- colourful and diverse!
Yesterday, a family came to talk about the divorce which they are considering. The three year old child has Psoriatic dermatitis from the age of six months and is not having a respite as yet inspite of good medical attention. The husband is tired and embarrassed and is now asking for a divorce, although it is a marriage between close relatives. It turned out to be a no-nnegotiable position as of now.
We are conditioned by circumstances, preset values and personal beliefs. It is this that limit our openness. We need a change from fixation of ideas formed by our past experiences if we want to find a purpose and meaning.There is prospect of change in each of us, however rigid we might than that tee are, because human temperament is destined to be accommodative and flexible. We are created to love and to be loveable! The change in our attitude begins with resetting of our optic and revising our attitude!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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