In the deserts of Africa, there is a peculiar little flower
called the Imi flower. It takes five years for its roots to embed into the
soil before it finally blooms on its sixth year. Each flower has four
petals, each a different color: red, yellow, blue, and white. Its beauty is
mesmerizing, but what makes it unique is that it only blooms for two short
days before it wilts away with the mother plant.
In the Andes Mountains of South America, at an altitude of over 4,000
meters, there is another flower called the Puya flower. It is a perennial
herbaceous plant of the Bromeliad family, with a flowering stem that can
reach up to 10 meters tall. Its blooming season lasts only two months, and
it reportedly blooms only once every 100 years before withering away.
What a long process of waiting and perseverance! This kind of waiting may
seem tedious, even foolish, and excruciatingly painful. Yet, who can deny
that the most beautiful moments in life come from perseverance and waiting?
Life is like a flower that blossoms over time. However, whether our lives
are beautiful or not is entirely up to us. As Tagore once said, "Life is as
beautiful as summer flowers, and death is as peaceful as autumn leaves." The
Imi flower endures six years of trials and tribulations for only two days of
bloom, while the Puya flower waits a century for two months of blossom. They
grow and bloom in solitude, unnoticed by the world, completing their
beautiful life quietly. Perhaps they exist only to live their lives fully,
not to dazzle the world.
The path to our dreams may be long and fraught with obstacles, but we must
not go with the flow. Instead, we should hold onto the belief that "I will
bloom," ignite our passions, persevere, never give up, and bravely overcome
any obstacles. Only then can we bloom and unleash the brilliance of life. |