A garden has visitors and invaders.
The recent invaders are the caterpillars, who eat the leaves and flowers.
The garden looks normally visually attractive. But with leaves, buds and flowers partly or mostly eaten, the garden looks bereft.
I have refrained from using insecticides to spare a space for the caterpillars that survive on tender leaves and buds. The invaders do not show similar regard.
This is a lesson about all that happen in our lives.
We would come across those who regard us and those who do not feel that way.
Sometimes, one might feel drained by being regardful without a reciprocal response. But even in that situation, as much as possible, it is necessary to be mindful of others, even when there is a loss.
But if the damage is beyond was can be restored, a counter response is needed. So I clip all the leaves where I find insects or their eggs. May be there are other options of using other deterrents.
Bu then, should not the insects also have a space for themselves!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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