Becoming open !

The buds normally become flowers. The buds remain closed to allow the flower to grow be ready to open!

The buds appear like a bulb with no indication of what they are likely to when they are open! 

The buds make the final self-disclosure of the colour rich flower that remained concealed for a few weeks, when they become open!

Becoming open can be the only way we become known to others ! 

The mission of a flower is to be open! That is how each flower becomes ornamental in every darden! The flowers reveal the character and nature of the plant it yielded. 

An open flower is fragrant, and elegant, reminiscent of its formative journey! It is in its openness it fulfils its mission. 

Every human being is a becoming person. The becoming journey is for being fruitful! 

I recall how a retired writer took to learning Cello and joined a string musical group. Her comment about the reason to start learning Cello was  'it can be a way to bring cheer to others'. This group mostly consisting of retired people who were learning string instruments had organised regular performances to give people a pleasant musical evening! That example of a person in her late sixties,  learning to play a string instrument because she wanted to be 'fruitful' comes to me as a touching example of becoming, arising out of her desire to encourage  others ! 

Life therefore is a journey into becoming open, till the whole of who we are, have become a joyful expression of regards and service for others! 

M.C. Mathew(text and photo)