I was consumed in a sense of delight and indulgence when Sanjeeth Peter brought a box of Alphonsa mangoes all the way from Ahemmedabad a few weeks ago.
I look forward to the mango season to smell and taste the different varieties of mangoes. Although I make it a habit to go for at least one mango festival each season, where varieties of mangoes are displayed, I did not manage to do it during this season. But Anna and I made a deliberate road journey to Vellore early this month to visit the road side mango stalls set up near Dharmapuri on the Salem-Bangalore high way. I gathered fifteen types of mangoes, each with a distinct smell, feel, size and shape! It was a tasteful experience for almost three weeks since then!
What is so special about mangoes! There are about three hundred varieties of mangoes in the market in India every season. To our surprise Thomas Ram, another friend from Vellore brought us a box of Desri mangoes from New Delhi! It is distinct from all other mangoes!
It is such ordinary experiences which make us even more alert about the treasures we have in nature!
We are to take care of our environment and protect it because the treasures we have in nature cannot be taken for granted! We are to be good stewards of God's created earth and its environment so that it remains as a store house of all treasures for generations to come!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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