Anna and I watch this sight on either side of a stretch of road on our way to our work place and return home. Through the year we have a good view of these fields from the time they are made ready for sowing till the rice is harvested. The field gives its yield in due course of time because the farmer sows, de-weeds, fertilises and protects the rice from pests.
This is the rhythm of life for the farmer. He makes the ground bear its fruits.
Yesterday, i had a message from a former student of MOSC Medical College who scored a high rank in the NEET post graduate entrance test that he can find admission in his speciality of choice in any Medical College in India. I got to know him because he seemed interested in the specialty of neurology from his undergraduate days. He got a prize in a quiz completion in Neurology at the all Kerala Level. He hails from a middle class family and was diligent and focussed. He seems to be at the threshold of finding his aspirations fulfilled.
If life offers opportunities, it is for us to seize it by responsible living and prudent planning!
I reflect on this theme often.
Often, it is the inability to see the end result of a long journey that dissuade us form staying focussed.
The farmers cultivating the field in the pictures above and the student whom I referred to above, tell us all about steadfastness in efforts and pursuit of purpose with diligence!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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