I stood outside our gate yesterday. The picture above is the view of our cottage almost fully covered by trees all around the cottage.
The photo below is the view from the gate to the passage into the main road from the entrance of the cottage.
The inside and outside views !
The inside view is restricted with the foliage. The outside view is open with visibility beyond the compound wall!
The view of the flowers and fruits became another symbol of how much we are blessed while we live in our cottage.
It is now thirteen years since we returned to live here! The rose bush and the Rambutan tree that we planted on our arrival to stay here, have flowers and fruits. We have custard apple trees in our garden which friends planted when they visited us, which too give us fruits.
We live in our cottage surrounded by a garden that reminds us of the abundance of provision provided for our daily living.
It occurred to me while sitting and watching the Bulbuls feeding at the feeding station that it is a daily meeting place. The birds visit us a few times each day and turn towards our cottage and look for us. They have a special bird call to inform us of their arrival and departure. They keep looking at us while we wait to watch their feeding time!
We have friends who visit us whom we have known for long as well as those whom we have known since coming to live here.
To live looking outward and open to needs and opportunities is indeed an invitation that comes to us, as we reflect on the experience of being in the comforts of our cottage and the greenery of the garden around us.
I felt refreshened by an awakening I felt from an inside view of our cottage and garden and an outward view of the passage beyond our garden!
When Anna distributed the Rambutan fruits to all our neighbours and few others staying away, we felt enthused by the insight it brought to us- we are blessed to be here and are to living mindfully of others!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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