Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 This happened last week to me. So my friend Rasapriya planted some sunflowers in Amma's garden near the Michigan ashram. I tend the gardens near there. The sunflowers were coming up nicely. Three came up close to each other and I was enjoying watching them grow so much. They are incredicle plants and you can almost see them grow. They were about as tall as my chest a few weeks ago, and then I came one morning and the groundhog (my nemesis) came and ate off the three biggest sunflowers about two thirds through each stem. The stems were as big around as a quarter in diameter. I became angry at the groundhog and tried to pull out the largest sunflower from the ground and throw it away because I was so angry at the groundhog. It would not come out of the ground. I pulled and twisted and pulled and twisted and finally broke the big one off and threw it on the ground in disgust. I was exhausted from the anger and trying to pull this incredibly strong plant out of the ground. I was sad because the two remaining plants were broken. I didn't have the energy to pull out the other two, so I left them bent in half. Then last week, I noticed that the tops of the sunflowers that were left broken in half with just one third of the stem remaining had healed themselves, still bend over, with their heads still growing up towards the sun. Like when a tree heals itself with new bark, the sunflowers had grown a covering over the missing stem area and were still growing. I didn't really get the lesson yet. Then last Thursday, another friend came over to the garden and noticed the sunflowers growing up again and declared how amazing it was that they were still alive after being nearly destroyed. I told her the groundhog had eaten the stem almost off. I had not thought about how amazing the sunflowers were to survive such attack. Then this morning I realized what a huge lesson this was. I realized that in anger I had destroyed what life was left in the biggest sunflower because I didn't understand how powerful the will to live is and how even when something seems to be so broken it could never recover or survive, there is always hope for healing and thriving. And I see how magical life can be. This was a lesson from Mother Nature (Amma) to have hope and not respond with anger to things that are meant to be. A lesson not to interfere in the divine destiny of every living thing. Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Such a wise and beautiful lesson...something we all need to remember! Thank You so much for sharing! Love You Lots! Sanatani Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka > wrote: This happened last week to me. So my friend Rasapriya planted some sunflowers in Amma's garden near the Michigan ashram. I tend the gardens near there. The sunflowers were coming up nicely. Three came up close to each other and I was enjoying watching them grow so much. They are incredicle plants and you can almost see them grow. They were about as tall as my chest a few weeks ago, and then I came one morning and the groundhog (my nemesis) came and ate off the three biggest sunflowers about two thirds through each stem. The stems were as big around as a quarter in diameter. I became angry at the groundhog and tried to pull out the largest sunflower from the ground and throw it away because I was so angry at the groundhog. It would not come out of the ground. I pulled and twisted and pulled and twisted and finally broke the big one off and threw it on the ground in disgust. I was exhausted from the anger and trying to pull this incredibly strong plant out of the ground. I was sad because the two remaining plants were broken. I didn't have the energy to pull out the other two, so I left them bent in half. Then last week, I noticed that the tops of the sunflowers that were left broken in half with just one third of the stem remaining had healed themselves, still bend over, with their heads still growing up towards the sun. Like when a tree heals itself with new bark, the sunflowers had grown a covering over the missing stem area and were still growing. I didn't really get the lesson yet. Then last Thursday, another friend came over to the garden and noticed the sunflowers growing up again and declared how amazing it was that they were still alive after being nearly destroyed. I told her the groundhog had eaten the stem almost off. I had not thought about how amazing the sunflowers were to survive such attack. Then this morning I realized what a huge lesson this was. I realized that in anger I had destroyed what life was left in the biggest sunflower because I didn't understand how powerful the will to live is and how even when something seems to be so broken it could never recover or survive, there is always hope for healing and thriving. And I see how magical life can be. This was a lesson from Mother Nature (Amma) to have hope and not respond with anger to things that are meant to be. A lesson not to interfere in the divine destiny of every living thing. Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 In a message dated 8/20/2006 8:32:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, sanatani (AT) verizon (DOT) net writes: A lesson not to interfere in the divine destiny of every living thing. I had a similiar lesson that being present in the world you affect the destiny of every living thing. You cannot seperate yourself from life in anyway. In Loves Service malati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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