Friday, January 11, 2013

Me, My Guru




Today, I found her tending to her plants .She was trimming rose plants .She was doing it with such care and delicacy that I didn’t even have the heart to disturb her with my ‘usual’ “Good Morning Maam” sound. Yes, today I realized it was just a routine sound I made whenever I met her. No doubt , she hardly responded with “Good Morning” she would just smile.Today.I felt maybe even that smile denoted the redundancy of that wish which didn’t have ‘soul’ or meaning in it .She saw through it and laughed at our dreamy dead habits .She and her smile reminded us of the unnecessary rituals that we carried on and later complained of the burden of carrying them. But, I never understood. Today, I understood the gesture of her smile .She wanted us to ‘be’. Just ‘Be’ and yet……Like it had happened many times before, I did not understand it.

I missed it.

I smiled. Even to understand this small thing, her presence was require. Even without opening her mouth she had the ability to communicate. No doubt, I loved her company.

“Smiling? Found a treasure?” a question boomed through my thoughts.  I looked up and saw her looking at me.

“No nothing special”. I lied.

She turned to her trimming.  I joined her. She  watered the pot with such love .She washed the leaves with such care and then I suddenly remembered .This pot never flowered .In so many years, I had never seen it bloom .“Why are you wasting your time on this plant? It has never bloomed .Throw it .It never will”. I said.

“I love plants especially roses .So, I bought this plant. But before bringing it in my house and life , I didn’t put a condition that it’ll bloom and give me lots of roses in exchange for the care I show to this plant .So today, I can’t be angry that it doesn’t flower right?”

“But all the time and energy is wasted on this plant. Why love it when it doesn’t give

anything in return “I asked.

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anything in return “I asked.

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