It’s summer time here in Japan. Although hot, the plants are
at their full lushness (it’s around 34 degrees here in Kyoto, and it will get
hotter in August). It’s hard to imagine that just a few months ago, at the end
of winter, all of these plants didn't even exist. Well, they might have existed
as roots, being dormant, as seeds ready to germinate or whatever, but to the
naked eye, they were literally, dead.
The weather changed, spring came, and suddenly all these
plants just came out of nowhere. Showing their beautiful spring colors. The
sakura (cherry blossom) flowers bloomed, the tulips bloomed, the ume (plum)
flowers bloomed, along with all the other amazing flowers and plants. Everybody
loves spring, photographers particularly. They can get amazing shots that would
have been impossible to get in other seasons.
But all this beauty and magnificence, they don't last very
long. Cherry blossoms (which is often used to symbolize Japan) are in full
bloom for only two weeks at maximum. If rain comes, their display of beauty
could end even sooner. And that goes the same for other flowers as well. In
fact, even though the trees and plants are at their full lushness right now, in
another few months, they will eventually wither and “die” all over again.
Such is a lesson for all of us. Nothing lasts forever. It’s
a cycle of creative magnificence. Just as we were brought into this world as
babies, grew strong and beautiful, full of “lushness”, we will also wither and come
to our time eventually. Some of us won’t even be given the chance to reach old
age. So it is not so far fetched if we were to be raised up again, even if it’s
as a new creation all together. Isn’t it easy for The One who created us in the
beginning?
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