Desert Palm and Mountain Oak are Great in their Own Ways

 

Every seed carries the potential to be the mightiest, luxuriant-most tree. The powerful force of creation provides the potential for the maximum in seeds and species. Nature doesn’t want it to be a world of half-smiles, half-growths, half-blossoms and half-potential. There is a tendency for fullness. It draws the process of evolution for the maximum.

There is a natural drive for completion, for what we humans call greatness. You, me and all of us are born for greatness. There are seeds of greatness in all of us. And there is no better barometer of evaluating greatness than realizing one’s loving kindness.

A desert seed has the potential to grow in its own way, in harmony and adjustment with the harsh environment. A seed in a lush green rain-forest has its own level of potential as per the rich soil, water and nutritious weather. Does it mean a date palm can never reach the levels of greatness because there is sand, burning temperatures, dry winds and no water? Does it mean that only a mountainous oak has the right to greatness because it has the best climes, abundance of water, cool temperatures and cradling lush green mountains?

A desert palm is great in being the signatory of life in the lifeless sand. It is great in merely surviving. In being there where life has almost no business to be. It is great in standing as a milestone of hope for some lone traveler who might come and rest under the shade for some time and then take the journey onward. It is great in throwing a piece of shade on the burning sands. It is great in showing the light after a long time and prompting the traveler to carry on and reach out to the oasis full of life. It’s a major link in the chain of hope.

Like desert palm you might be born in the poorest of poor conditions. But that doesn’t mean you are not born with the potential to be the greatest. You are! Just that your greatness is different from the mountain oak and the people lucky enough to be born in somewhat better circumstances. Greatness shouldn’t be compared. When we do, we just cannot appreciate the worth of our journey.

We are born in the predetermined soil of our destiny. We have our own individual destinies. Destinies are but not bigger or smaller. They are just about realization of the full potential one is born with. Nature is kind enough to give us the maximum potential to grow as per the conditions.

A desert palm can be a mighty achiever and feel proud if it doesn’t compare itself with the mountain oak.

Strive hard, rake up the soil of your situations, nourish it with the moisture of your sweat and actualize the potential you are born with. And be great in your own way. Don’t compare your greatness with anyone around. Instead of comparing the tiny size of your prominence with the tall structures of success around, look at your own growth from the dusted toughness around the place where you took hold and rooted yourself to grow.

You might be happier in tough situations with lesser growth than unhappy people with taller growths in best soils. The moment you realize you have sucked out all the potential that was given to you since birth to grow and survive, you acknowledge the progress you have made. A proud feeling sinks in and you can’t help smiling.

So isn’t it natural that the date palm can be happier than the mountain oak? 

Need not retell that such genuine happiness is a fertile ground for the seed of your compassionate self to sprout forth in full luxury.