Every morning I saw an elderly gentlemen ๐ด picking up flowers ๐ธ๐ fallen under the tree ๐ณand neatly keep in a basket ๐งบ, meant for temple ๐ visits. His activity was making me curious
One fine morning ๐ I saw him again, and decided to quench my curiosity.
I asked him, Uncle, I always see you picking up these freshly fallen flowers ๐ธ๐บ from the ground. What do you do with them?
I use it to worship deities and gods in my house ๐ , he replied calmly.
Now this was new.Havenโt heard anything like this before. So, I asked him again, โWhy will you put fallen flowers ๐ธ๐น, when there are plenty on the plant itself?โ.
I am helping the flowers ๐ธ๐ป fulfil their purpose, to be with the God in their last days. They also have life, they also want to be with God like you and me in our last days, isnโt it, he asked me. I just nodded and he continued.
People pluck the buds ๐ท which have not even bloomed, and some only pluck the oneโs which has just bloomed, not even letting them release their fragrance. Everyone takes whatโs beautiful and leaves the plant stripped off its beauty. See, how these plants look like, stripped and deserted.
He continued, every flower ๐ has a purpose, to be with the God. While everyone takes away whatโs there on the plant, I choose to pick them up. Itโs not their fault that they fell down. They also deserve to be with God.
You also try it, you will find peace and happiness in doing it. I find it, thatโs why I did it. I am too old support anyone, but I can help these flowers ๐ป๐ป meet their destiny.
I could just nod and smile ๐
With this new inspiration and thought, I decided that let me also try picking up fallen flowers ๐ for worshipping.
I crossed a hibiscus ๐บ tree and saw few flowers fallen under the tree. As I bent down to pick up, I heard a voice
โYou donโt put fallen flowers to Godโ, it was my Mom speaking to in my head, and then I stopped for a second.
โGod is only looking for your emotion & devotion towards him, so go ahead and pick upโ, it was again my Mom speaking to me in my head
After much deliberation and looking at both sides, I picked the flowers ๐ธ๐ป and put it in my palms. I could feel goose bumps and my heart ๐ started racing. It was a very different kind of love I was feeling inside my body for these flowers ๐น๐ธ.
I got them home ๐ก, washed them and placed them where they deserved, at the feet of God.
This entire experience was overwhelming. I felt good and nice about myself. I felt as if I have saved someoneโs life or helped someone come out of misery. I had never felt this level of contentment before with flowers atleast. And I feel, I will continue to do this. Pick up who has fallen down.
In life, we always want to be around nice and beautiful people. We want to see ourselves with people who belong to our stature, and look down on people below our status
But, the real satisfaction comes when we help someone and make their life better. Be it a human, animal, bird or any other form of life.
So, why not flowers ๐ธ๐ THE FALLEN FLOWERS ๐ธ
Have a Great Day and God Bless Us All๐๐๐๐๐
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