The lone Gulmohar tree
In India, come summers and you see the flaming red Gulmohar flowers placed as a beautiful crown to any landscape, an eye candy to watch from any high rise. Till the monsoon arrives in full throttle, the Gulmohar tree stands distinct, thanks to the flamboyant and ornamental red/orange flowers it bears. Right from my childhood days, I’ve loved watching the Gulmohar trees bloom, especially since this city always had them in abundance and they bloomed during the summer holidays.
Today, the lone Gulmohar tree caught my attention and I remembered it as I called it a day. Now, ever since my car has been at the service station, I’ve had to drag myself to work in a cab. The torture of the 1 hour cab ride to work everyday, is controlled with chat with my mother first thing and then with some reading. Then, a lot of the time is spent by keeping the device aside and watch outside. To simply watch random life, random everything, random nothingness and random emptiness. There are lessons everyday. Here’s today’s lesson.
As the cabbie pulled over to pay the road toll tax for an area, this beautiful and lone Gulmohar tree waved at me and caught my attention. It is almost the end of the season for these flowers and my eyes immediately went to the bottom of the tree. A carpet of fallen flowers surrounded the tree. It looked like a reflection of the crown above. Yet again the tree did it this summer of 2017. For the limited time period of its bloom during the summers, it celebrates life and beauty. It provides shade and it makes the vicinity absolutely beautiful. When the first rain showers fall, the Gulmohar tree in full bloom never fails to add a beautiful stroke of red to the wet landscape.
The Gulmohar tree never fails to leave memories with every passing year, especially with the flowers that visit for a short time, together they only spread joy.
You have to be like the lone Gulmohar tree. You may stand alone at times and fight the wind alone. But when you spread your branches to offer green shade and when you shine bright with your beautiful bloom, your unique beauty and your caring nature just touches so many lives, unknowingly.
Life’s purpose is served to a great extent with a beautiful heart.
