Let's redefine ideas

In many of the competitions, be it sports, cultural etc, there are mostly 3 categories of prizes-1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Is there any more? Yes, many a times, there is a consolation prize also. It is for those whose performance was not among the best but was not bad either. It is a type of motivation to someone who couldn't win but had all the qualities to be a winner. Why I began with this simple observation? Coming to the point, we all are regular users of social media apps like Whatsapp, Instagram etc. I never fail to check messages on my Whatsapp. Most of us start our day by sending and reading "Good Morning" messages. Most of these messages are motivational types which carry the idea of "Think Good, Do Good", "You Can Do  It." If you are a regular Whatsapp user, you might be receiving 5-10 such messages daily. Sometimes we forward the messages to others also. These lovely, inspirational messages adorn the gallery of your handset. You read the mess...

One fine morning, I was on my walk (I enjoy morning walk as it is the only time in the entire day which is quite peaceful and everything looks fresh and full of life! Health benefits are like icing on the cake :-D). The previous night there was thunderstorm and it rained. So weather was very beautiful. But there was a few scenes of destruction ...end of life..for some trees. Some trees were uprooted along the roadside. Two trees were full grown. I love nature for its bounty and the might it has. I felt little sad over the fact that the trees which give us shade and life, they themselves have lost their life....why? Because they were separated from their roots!! I started thinking if a tree has no roots...it has no life. What about roots of humans? We too have roots...in our childhood. Our roots start building when we come to this world and become stronger as we grow up. By the time we reach our teen years, our roots become so strong that one cannot and must no...