The 31 Hibiscus plants are in full bloom in the garden in front of the main college building of the MOSC campus.
I was taking some photos of the flowers last week. Dr George Noble, professor of Paediatrics was on his morning walk in the garden. He came towards me and revealed the story of the Hibiscus plants in MOSC campus. He planned them and watered them for a season about 20 years ago, when a full time gardener was not available. The quadrangle in front of the college building where the space is now used for car parking, has an elegant look because of these plants.
Dr Noble has some Hibiscus plants in his own house and is fond of them because of their colourful flowers and medicinal value. He mentioned to me the ladies use the flower paste as a shampoo for the hair.
Dr Noble is a relatively quiet person who impresses me with some of his his creative pursuits. I have watched him sitting with his post-graduate student, outside the students canteen in the afternoon to 'read together' with him to promote 'reading habit'! He mentioned to me that he learns while reading and helps his student to take time to read. This to me was a revelation of the learning instinct of a senior paediatrician and his commitment to his student to help him in advancing his leaning pursuit.
There are people amidst us who escape our attention because they look ordinary and do not indulge in 'self promotion'! But they hide the profoundness because of the depth of identity they find in themselves. They choose to live with an inner consciousness of who they are. Such people live in the joy and contentment of the inner expanse they create within themselves. They grow in mindfulness of others and the environment, revealing them only through acts of kindness and good deeds often done quietly and subtly.
Three cheers to Dr Noble who is an example of choosing to live with a mission and pursue the good of others!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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