A wood pecker needs a tree!

There are some coconut trees in our garden the Woodpeckers visit regularly. It is a fascinating sight to watch them climb the stem of the tree from below upwards in a circular movement around the stem. They are searching for insects on the trunk for their feed. Some Woodpeckers peck the trunk of the tree as part of their habit. 

A Wood pecker needs a tree!

I came across a friend who emptied her wallet to help a family who was struggling to buy clothes for their daughter to get her ready for school, about to open after a long break due to the COVID pandemic It was a spontaneous gesture of mindfulness. That a family needed a good Samaritan at their time of their need. 

I was stranded in a traffic congestion with no vehicle moving in either direction as one vehicle was caught in the centre blocking the traffic. One gentleman came to the rescue of all of us to save the situation. It was during that fifteen minutes hold up in a busy hour traffic, I found how others make our lives and work easier!

I was struggling to get medical reports completed and postponed it several times. The families who were waiting to proceed overseas needed them. A colleague came forward to make a draft of the report, which made it easy for me. 

A friend telephoned me yesterday to suggest that the weekly On-line meeting on child development and rehabilitation can be developed in to a modular learning programme for professionals who want to have a structure learning support. The proposal to do this looked most impressive. 

A medical student in the college where I work took an ICMR study seriously to find if administering Carbamazepine for seizure control for children can increase the risk of vitamin D deficiency. The result indicated that the risk of developing vitamin D deficiency is three times higher in children who take this drug.  

There are many instances when others contribute to help, clarify, support and care for us each day of our lives!

The Woodpecker needs a tree to climb and peck. We need helpers to attempt and complete the work that we are engaged in!

This is what makes our lives relational and connected! We are humans meant to live relationally and cordially!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)