The Flowers

 Flowers bloom at the monastery during different times of the summer.  What catches my heart is that they bloom from what seems like scruffy bushes, almost weed-like greenery and branches going here and there.  Without a bloom, this greenery seems to disturb the landscape around the monastery grounds.  But I have learned over the years to keep watch.  With little rain or moisture from above, the plants will bloom when they want.  They do not ask for my help or my permission or approval.  They do not care for their lack of attraction most of the year.  They do not envy the Aspen Tree.  They are comfortable being what they are and they will reward the world in their own time.  We can learn a lot from these flowering plants.  God made you beautiful.  Just be yourself.