Imagine this… One day you are in a crowd and you see some busy with own life, some give you stolen looks, some stare at you, some smile at you and some give you a weird look. Then… what do you do? Don’t you look and check upon yourself on what is wrong for their stare and weird looks at you. Yes you do! Yes I do! Yes we do! May be it is good that you and I look back upon ourselves for their expressions to us. May be we want to appear better. May be we want an assurance nod than weird look.
Back to my story, I was swapping through my friend Jigme Lhaden’s phone. I was intrigued on seeing one of her captures. Right on that instant I was asking her to share me that picture. I told her that I would give her the credit for photography. The other night she was telling me how she wished I write an article soon. She was telling me about my clogged blog. I was lacking inspiration these days. For this article her capture was my inspiration. I promised her I would write an article for her to read.
On asking why did she capture that picture she told me she found it unique. A fully bloomed rhododendron tree in the midst of pines: that was the picture that was in her gallery. Most of us are drawn upon what is similar to us. We aspire to be someone like him/her when we forget we are just one in seven billion. We want to talk and act like them when no one can talk and act like you. It is only you who can be like you. We want to impress by being like someone and acting like someone. We want to follow the crowd when we neglect our self.
This rhododendron is in the midst of pines. This rhododendron is a lone survival among the pines. This rhododendron is blooming among the pines. The blooming nature of rhododendron is not suppressed by its’ survival among the pines. The pines have surrounded the lone rhododendron but it has not stopped blooming. You are just you wherever you may be. Don’t lose your charm trying being someone you are not. You are beautiful, you are enough and you are worth your love. Follow the crowd but do not forget your blossom. Keep blooming wherever you are. Be the lone rhododendron among the pines. Their expression is the way of seeing you. Don’t question yourself if you already know who you are!
Wandering Thoughts 