The summer has set in. Yesterday the mid day temperature had shot up to 37 degree C.
I often wonder how these flowers with fragile petals survive the heat!
I gathered some flowers for our vase this morning. Their look of freshness charmed me. There is something in each flower to overcome the heat of the day! Resilience!
The character of resilience develops even more when exposed to hardships.
The desperate act of the farmers in north India to reach New Delhi to protest against the neglect of the needs of the farmers by the central government, even when the roads are blocked and they are tear gassed, tells us about the their resilience. They are pushed to protest because their income does not meet the expenses of farming.
Our inner strength forms our character. No wonder Ruth of the Old Testament went to glean from the barley-harvested field, out of desperation to survive! Her inner strength to support herself and her mother in law Naomi, is a noble example inner strength unfailing!
The resilient flowers bring back many memories. The Kachwa Christian Hospital, near Varanasi, is celebrating its 125th anniversary. It was at the brink of closure in 2002, but it is now a place with a steady progress in its services to people from several villages. The few who felt committed to revive the hospital made it happen. This is a story of resilience and steadfastness!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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