The Christian Medical College campus at Bagayam is full of vegetation. Each residential house is surrounded by thick overgrowth of shrubs, creepers, self growing saplings of all sorts which almost camouflage the houses.
After a few in between showers during the last one month, I notice some of the creepers having blossoms. The flowers are bright, colourful and are often seen in bunches.
There is nothing attractive or special about these creepers. In many campuses these creepers will not be allowed to spread wildly over large surface areas. In a month's time these flowers would decorate the woodland and the ground. The flowers would last through most of the monsoon season. It would give a new look to the landscape.
We make face value judgements about people. We tend to value people on the basis of their appearance, skin colour, ethnicity, family status, social status.....sometimes we ignore the potential of those who look less impressive and capable.
What is external can be deceptive. Mother Teresa looked most ordinary, physically weak, often dressed in darned attire, and feeble in voice. But she was bountifully overflowing with kindness and mercy. She has over 450 centres in 130 countries to care for the poor and the needy.
Jesus of Nazareth was described by Prophet of Isaiah: 'He has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him'(Isa.53:2) Jesus went about dong good and touched the lives of many
There is truth and profoundness beyond the external. We need to upbuild the meek and weak in the hope that they would bear fruit in due season.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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