The Rainbow and the Rose.

During our childhood and schooldays we had the curiosity to explore and learn however as soon as we finish our formal education we stop questioning the intrigue that often leads to growth and enlightenment. This is because most people consider learning as a phase rather than a way of life. Once we complete our formal education and get our degrees, the quests are for grossly overpaid employment or search for riches and fame.

This is like being trapped on the hamster wheel of life, the rut of routine and arrogance of the ‘know it all’ who looses his edge with time. Like the butterfly that is trapped by the glass pane / window, thrashes his wings unrelentingly in the hope of getting out. Because the butterfly’s brain does not function, it depends on its eyes with thousand of lenses and concentrates on the glass, missing the open door a few feet away. We too become immune to the landscape around us, failing to notice the small changes around us, despite traversing the same path everyday.

This happens in our work and life, as we go through the motions with our minds shut. We don’t challenge assumptions, we have lost our childlike curiosity to explore, change irritates us, our intentions don’t translate into actions, till we cross the tipping point.

You see only the things in front of your eye, like the struggling butterfly who cannot see the open door, or the Rose and Hibiscus in bloom with the nectar and pollen releasing olfactory messages for your senses. Thus you too will miss the rainbow and the rose waiting out these in the Universe.