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Gulmohar teaches

Nature is a great teacher. If we look around ourselves and do not learn from nature, we must be blind to ignore the lessons of the omnipresent. While every single petal, every single leaf is a lesson in itself, one lesson that appeals to me the most is the lesson of the gulmohar tree. Here is a story:

He was scolded by his parents for disrupting his sleep cycle. He felt dejected. He felt angry. He didn’t want to wait for a single second in the house. He didn’t want to let his parents know that he would be away for some time. Grabbing the key of his scooter, he softly closed the door and left. To make sure his parents don’t notice anything, he pulled his scooter to the end of the lane, and when out of earshot, he switched on the ignition. After god knows how much time of riding, he spotted a field. It was nearly 6pm and the sun’s rays looked like melted gold on the green grass. He parked his scooter and sat down under a gulmohar tree. He looked up at the six feet tall tree. His eyes glittered every time he saw the alluring flowers. The next moment, tears rolled down his cheeks. He could not figure out the reason for his anger. Was he angry at his parents for wanting his wellbeing? Was he angry at his own self for ignoring what he shouldn’t? What was it? As he was trying to figure it out, a magnificent flower of gulmohar landed on his shoulder. He took it in his hand. He never failed to witness the magical beauty of nature. As he held it at his eye level and witnessed the flower in the golden rays of the sun, something struck him. He got up, crossed the lane, and looked astonishingly at the enchanting gulmohar while standing at the other end of the road. He gazed around and saw that the gulmohar was the only tree blooming in full magnificence while the other trees were without a single flower. Scorching heat yet such magnificence. Not only did the gulmohar bloom but also offered shade to whoever sat under it. He understood that one should be like the gulmohar: blooming even in the face of adversity and helping others bloom.

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Comments

  1. Suhani Khandeshe6 August 2021 at 13:34

    Very different!!!.....It was beautiful! The message...real and something each and everyone must implement😀

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  2. Nitin Pathak6 August 2021 at 15:28

    Beautiful Message .....
    मस्तच

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  3. Nav Bharat Professional Academy6 August 2021 at 15:30

    Amazing. Nicely written. I went in my past in teenage. When similar instances happened to me. I use to learn something out of situations. Situations were temporary, life lesson was for rest of the life.

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  4. Unknown6 August 2021 at 15:35

    Simple yet an impactful story... Loved it.💐😊

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  5. Siddharth6 August 2021 at 16:39

    Awesome like Gulmohar

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  6. Hemant Kedare6 August 2021 at 17:55

    Needed it today...

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  7. Unknown6 August 2021 at 18:01

    😊,awesome words

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  8. Anonymous7 August 2021 at 07:58

    That's an amazing perspective to be learnt.

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  9. Prapti Takale7 August 2021 at 08:03

    Woww you always come u with something different and unique and most importantly the things that are really needed in today's world

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  10. The Writer in Purple13 August 2021 at 13:44

    It was such a beautiful lesson sir. Bloom and help others flourish. True

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