The rose flowers in our garden during the summer heat do not seem to be affected in their colour, fragrance or texture. They have a shortened life of three or four days unlike in the colder period of the year, when they remain for a week.
The environmental factors have an influence on the longevity of each flower!
The aging process is under study and observation globally as scientists have a desire to prolong human life on earth.
As against the longevity of life, another stream of scientists are working on enhancing the quality of health-physical, emotional, social and spiritual.
Ther are about thirty or so friends with whom Anna and I have a weekly communication. We benefit from it. Our friends too find the conversation helpful.
It was a comment by one of them recently which made me pause to reflect on wellness that is the central search of all in mid-life or thereafter!
It is through fellowship and communication most us find that wellness!
What made the above flowers endure the summer heat is the wet soil that nourishes the plant.
Anna and I feel that our connection with some friends on a regular basis provides that social milieu of relevance and belonging to allow a measure of abiding wellness in our lives!
The flowers have a short life! But during that season, they communicate abundance and fullness!
Such an abundance and fullness emerge from being centred in relationship with God and each other!
M.C.Mathew( text and photo)
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