One dragonfly on a dry stem and the other on a live stem!
This sight which was not far from each other in our garden, occupied my attention.
A dry stem and a live stem!
A dry stem symbolises life that is over; the live stem of all the prospects ahead!
Human history is a collection of memories of the past and the prospects of events now and in the future!
So often the past in the culture of competitive political climate is trivialised. Yesterday the present Prime Minister of India criticised a Prime Minister who led the country thirtyfives years ago. The tendency is to trivialise some and disproportionately honour some.
A dry stem reminds me of the leaves and flowers it produced, giving oxygen and nectar at that time. The new stem does the same now.
Those who have gone before us, those with whom we share human history now, and those who are to come constitute the fullness of human history!
Life is richer because of what others did in the past, what we do now and what those who following us would do in the future!
Let us stay grateful- we are humane only when we can see the good in others!
It is a lesson for me, now. I felt let down by a few in the recent weeks; but I am grateful to them for all that they contributed. What I owe them is greater than the regret or disappointment that I might have !
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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