THE INNOCENT ROSE

     Once upon a time there  was a beautiful garden of roses,splendid full of grace and fragrance .a midst all the roses  was a rose which has not bloomed yet. Looking at the garden around, it used to feel deprived and left out as there was no insect approaching her, no hummingbird visiting her , no one ever came to savor it’s fragrance. This bothered her very much . All the other roses were crowded with bees and birds except this innocent rose. It was filled with hatred, towards it self. One day ,early in the morning  a very old Buddhist monk passed by the garden and could sense this  rose filled with grief ,then he approached her and asked her .why she wasn't happy and rejoicing.

      Then the rose expressed her grief and sobbed out loud. Listening to all this , the old monk felt compassionate for the rose and tried to console her. Smiling at her he said , “ look baby ,you are still young  for all that to happen because you have not bloomed yet”. And the rose is hardly aware of that , it asked the monk to explain what it was . “blooming is to open up baby , to let life flow through you, allowing fragrance and grace to flow through you”, the monk replied smiling at the innocence of  the rose and rubbed the rose with his slender fingers to share the warmth and went away.

       The rose then introspected and realized that all these days it didn't know about blossoming and that it despised the way it was. Now she was absolutely OK with everything around her, she was happy for all the other roses ,hoping that one day she too would share the fragrance ,

      Next day ,surprisingly a hummingbird  approaches her to savor the nectar. Then did she know that she is blossoming bright and felt very happy.Her  sweet fragrance  attracted many bees . She was overwhelmed with ecstasy and was overflowing with grace . She felt thankful for the monk who gave her the understanding about life. That first we need to feel happy about what we are and then life starts to shower.

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We are like the innocent rose too, unaware that we too will blossom and share the fragrance one day. We just need to stay happy  for ourselves and others , looking for that one moment,to bloom to the fullest, which will be the turning point of our life.