Today I went for plant shopping, early Sunday morning. For past few months I have been living alone in my allotted room in the hostel. Though I have two more roommates, both of them being senior to me but they just come once a week and rest of the time is just me. I have lived alone before too, it's a different feeling. A mixture of ‘independence’, ‘freedom’ for it gives you space to do anything you want and ‘hardships’ for you have to do everything by yourself like cleaning, washing etc.
For past few days there developed an intense desire of having someone, not a human for it will continuously blabber, not a pet too because there might be moments I feel it's noisy. How about a plant, I thought. Unlike my mother I was never into gardening and I know they need as much care & love like humans or animals still I decided to go for the green revolution in my life. A white hibiscus it is, placed on my room's windowpane in such a position that every morning when I'll open my eyes, my eyes will be blessed with a beautiful view.
As soon as I placed it there, my heart suddenly filled with immense happiness and positive energy. It was such a great feeling that I couldn't help but show it too my parents over phone and my neighbouring friends a live view. My mother gave the name 'green revolution’ hence the title! Someone told me that “taking care of life in a plant, animal, human is really intimate & rewarding”, while there was another who told me how it won't survive for long. My glad face immediately converted into a tensed one but soon I decided to neglect the negative comment & focus on the positive ones, “I'll take care of you”, I promised the plant and sat looking at it in a blissful state of mind.
Strange it is, how a small plant could suddenly give such immense joy and optimism. It made me realise I won't be living alone now, I have a company of my beautiful white hibiscus.
~©Auldrin❤
