The photos above are of plants where the plant itself becomes the flowers. The leaves are not present but only flowers present in the stem.
In the photo below the plants bear flowers and the plant and its foliage is the larger sight!
The plant below is a seasonal plant that it gradually fades away after the season of flowering.
Life is for living ! Living by flowering in different ways.
I came across a congregation resolving to befriend all alcohol dependent members of the congregation and others in their neighbourhood to find ways to bring them out of their habit. They made a start by visiting the homes of such people as the first s move step. The priest who initiated this move referred to alcohol dependant people as those who can have a new life to live fully, peacefully and freely! They can bring a 'flowering presence' to their homes!
I felt disturbed by the suggestion of an activist group that one out of every fifth adult is at risk of becoming a habitual alcohol user from the risk projection they make! It is one factor that turns homes into battle fronts of abuse and violence !
The thought of seeing lives 'wasting away' without flowering is disturbing and painful!
There is a fullness and abundance the plants bring through their presence in the garden !
That is the calling for humans in the garden of life!
I wish all churches have a de-addiction service for people in its neighbourhood!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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