MY VERY FIRST CHINA ROSE!
China Rose. Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa sinensis (I typed the name earlier and then checked into google. Bang on! I haven't forgot the name at all!)
Why am I putting some words on it? Is it my favorite flower? Not at all! No, man. No way! I still remember the day when I visited ThatariBazar (or ThathariBazar) with my mom. The view blew me away. Really it did. There was a duplex villa standing in front of me (most of it was made with wood as far I remember).
There were enough trees and bee hives to be hooked up with. I was in class three or four maybe. Luckily, I walk through my memory lane and pluck some gems still. My mom was shouting at me, "Ratul, come here! Meet with your grandparents. Greet them."
I did what I was told to but my mind was still in the garden. After a while, I rushed back into the garden. Suddenly, a flower caught my eyes. I was amazed. Like it was just from my textbook. A china rose and there were loads of this flowers. I went back to grandma and asked, "Can I pluck a flower, please nanu?" My mom rounded her eyes at me. I didn't pay heed to her at all (which was not a very good idea at all) My grandma smiled and said,
"Sure, You can. Pluck one."
I again rushed into the garden, plucked a china rose and examined it. It was surely a dazzler, a shining star, a queen. I started to smell. With my great astonishment, it had no smell. Not at all. Just like water. Only it was shining like a reddish star.
Why am I writing this today? Suddenly a thought has come to my mind today. In our life, people will come and go away. They will shine like star, embezzle us with their charm. We will rush to them, want to be with them. Like little insects, like when they rush towards flower. And? Here's the deal. Those people will be like china rose. Dazzling, Star of the moment but without any smell. The charm will go away in a minute. Is that a problem? Will it be? That's the food for thought.
