We recently trimmed a branch of the cashew nut tree in our garden as it was stretching in to the passage we commonly use !
Following a good season of rain there are multiple shoots springing from the branch proximate to where it was cut.
The cashew tree lost one branch; but there are seven shoots to replace one branch!
It is a paradox that a loss brings gain!
I wonder how one views one's life experiences !
One flower has fallen off from the cluster of flowers above. What is left is a bunch of flowers. They may also fall off in due course. But the plant would not be devoid of flowers as the plant bears buds and flowers again!
The permanency of loss or loss depriving or depleting our fullness is therefore a myth ! One may prolong grieving over what was lost or loose sight of the plenty still left to make life resourceful enough.
When I recall some recent experiences in life, I realise how the denial of certain opportunities or entitlement initially appeared to be a loss; but over time it turned out to be for a greater advantage and gain!
I ponder sometimes that a loss is a door or an entrance into unforeseen gains!
The multiple shoots in the branch of the cashew tree, which was trimmed, announce a message of the gain hidden in a loss!
A loss is a time to wait knowing that what is ahead is something worthwhile and surprising!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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