The Power to Shine & Glow!

It was a burning sunny day during the summer! In the noon, I had stepped out for my work. Due to the extreme heat, I was drinking water every now and then to keep my body hydrated. For sun protection, a lot of people were wearing hats, sunglasses and some people were protecting themselves with umbrellas. The restaurants serving cold drinks and ice creams were crowded with buyers. People were using all the possible tactics to beat the heat.

I was passing by a Garden. I thought of sitting in the shadow of a tree to relax for some time. I sat down and looked up at the tree. I was delighted to see the magnificent view of the tree. The tree was fully flourished with red flowers. I could hardly see any leaves but could see plenty of flowers on every branch. The shadow of the tree was very dense because of the numerous flowers on it. The flowers were shining and creating a soothing effect.

It was a Gulmohar Tree (Delonix Regia Plant) which generally blooms during the summer. It’s also called the flame tree because of its sharp red flowers. In the garden, there were a few Gulmohar Trees with yellow flowers (Yellow Flamboyan Royal Poinciana Delonix Regia) which were also looking extremely beautiful. The shining and glowing flowers were giving an elegant look to the trees.

I was amazed to see the glowing flowers under the burning sun. I started thinking how come these delicate flowers look so fresh and radiant in the awful heat. The heat was so terrible that if you put a wet cloth under the sun, it would go dry in a few minutes. I was wondering what was driving these flowers to bloom with a radiance in such a terrible temperature.

I realized that these flowers shine due to its strong support system. The trunk of a tree functions as both a supporting structure and a pathway, transporting food down from the photosynthesizing leaves and conducting water and minerals up from the roots. The underground parts and the above-ground parts of the tree work together flawlessly to provide a strong support to the whole structure of the tree and the delicate flowers. There is a continuous flow of energy that gives power to the delicate flowers to glow under the burning sun. They shine irrespective of the adverse climatic conditions. Everybody enjoys the splendid view of the flourished trees.

In our life, we always like to be a shining face. The shine of each face depends upon its support system. Support system plays a pivotal role in everybody’s life. Everybody has his/her own support system that provides energy to flourish and shine in any situation. We may have different support systems that help us shine in different areas of our life.

In our personal life, our own value system, belief system, skills, habits, and behavior play a very important role in boosting our shine.

In our family life, paying due attention to our family members and maintaining good relations with them help us increase our shine.

In our professional life, our relationship with our team, subordinates, juniors, seniors and our stakeholders play a key role in enhancing our shine.

In our social life, relationship with our friends, relatives and our well-wishers play an essential role in improving our shine.

We need to do our best to nurture and strengthen each support system to help ourselves shine.

I would say that the core support systems of our life are – our own Self and our Family. Hence, it’s utmost important to first nurture and strengthen these support systems. We first need to take good care of ourselves and our family. It’s crucial to molding ourselves with the right education, skills, habits, and behavior to enhance our life. Simultaneously, it’s vital to pay due attention to our family so that they stand by us at every stage of our life. If we do this diligently, the energy would definitely continue to flow to glow our life.

Whenever we see somebody is shining with success, remember that it’s not only him/her that has contributed to the shine, but also that person’s support systems have contributed directly/indirectly in advancing his/her shine.

Let’s contemplate for a moment and do a status check of our support systems. Are they strong enough to help us shine? If yes, continue to nurture them. If not, it’s time to plan and take a necessary action…

Wishing You a Flourishing and a Shining Life! 😊