I was trying to capture the fruits in the tree in the camera! I failed to capture the fruits due to poor light.
But the camera captured the web between the Lilly plants, which was right in front of the fruits!
I noticed the fruits and not the web while taking the photo!
It came as a message!
There are many things I miss seeing or hearing, which are important! The preoccupation with thoughts or sights can obscure the sight or experience of some events in life!
The abandoned web is a reminder of the labour of a Spider for cat hing insects for its feed!
A symbolic pointer to the hundreds who labour for their livelihood each day! They remain unnoticed or ignored in our society! Other glaring scenes and sights occupy our attention obliterating the views of those who live with hunger or no shelter!
A call to live looking for those who are not in the lime light!
During the recent BRICS conclave at New Delhi, the Delhi government decorated the roads and covered both sides of the road from the air port to the conclave venue, where people from low socio economic state live in inhospitable dwellings. We can miss seeing people in need or will stay protected from seeing them by other glamorous sights.
The silent presence of those who 'labour' for their livelihood looks an embarrassment to the ruling dispensation!
It is only by owning their presence among us, we live mindfully to make a difference for their lives.
The experience of missing the web reminded me how what is real is sometimes missed and stay distant!
To stay aware of those who labour to live is more transcending way of living!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
