Most of the plants around my house are low-maintenance, I hardly water them and yet they continue to grow and flower. There are two mad-flowering plants in front of the house that are taking advantage of the winter season, they just wouldn’t stop flowering. As I was walking to get the mail I noticed my jacaranda stopped growing. I checked its leaves, some are turning brown. I then I looked around, this is the only plant that’s suffering, although everyone is lacking attention. What is my jacaranda trying to tell me?
Everyday, before i get in the car, I quickly scan the plants around the house. The two mad flowering plants always caught my attention; seeing them flowering and healthy I then thought everyone is doing just the same - that everyone is doing well. It was a shock actually to see that my jacaranda is slowly dying when most of the plants are taking advantage of the cold and wet weather.
And then I thought, this must be the real me in all aspects of my life. Everyday I take a quick recollection about the people around me, and learning that one of them is doing well, I stopped and get on with what I’m doing. I forgot to call each one and personally ask them how they are doing. Some have started a family, graduated college, moved job or moved house and I don’t even know it. I just know that they are doing well.
I hope I’m not too late to save my jacaranda tree, this, amongst my plants is my wife’s favourite. I hope I get to remember to water it everyday before I retire for the day, and check all of them every weekend. And while I’m at it, I’d probably start making calls to the people that I really care… and ask them “how are you doing?”
How are you doing?
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