The monsoon having set in, the garden around our cottage has an enlivened look with richer colours and an exuberance special for this season.
I watched this Myna in the lawn looking for its feed ! During that short time, this bird was active in its search.
An awareness about the way life is sustained on earth through what we receive from the giving earth, dawned on me and brought a flash on the abundance in the garden!
For our gardener deseeding is a big challenge. The overgrowth between trees can go upto knee level, making it difficult to gather the fallen nutmeg fruits. The overgrowth is not weeds, but plants of all sorts, most of them giving different benefits and some with medical value. That is the home and bed for insects, garden lizards and reptiles.
What seems ugly or redundant for humans might be of value for others species who live n the garden. The earth is hospitable to all.
That brought a fresh sense about hospitality within me. It is easy to offer hospitality to those from whom we benefit. I realise, to be hospitable to those who are different from us or distant to us, is not an easy experience.
That initiated me into a personal journey!
The giving earth!
And the call to be giving hospitably!
I still have a long journey on this pursuit!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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