NO DOUBT, MAKE OR MAR THIS LIFE.. IT'S ME ALONE!

This week's IndiSpire Prompt says..

Being flexible and not rigid about opinions wins more hearts than anything else. Flexibility makes love happen.#FlexiLove

No doubt it's an old Post but seeing the Prompt, I thought of modifying the same to suit and bring it to the notice of many of my new Readers too without losing the grip on the core message.. Here, that goes in the form a story..

Once a medium sized gravel stone was lying by the side of a walk path. A dry colorful leaf severed from the tree above had gracefully landed by the side of the stone..

• “Hello!”

Wished the tiny leaf with a beautiful smile..

“Hi!”

Said the stone with a stern face..

• “Why are you so stern faced and rigid? Why don't be flexible, relax for a while and smile once?”

The leaf asked..

“If you want, you do that. I’ll not respond so timidly. I'm all by myself with my well established opinions on how to live my life the best!”

Said the stone looking more rigid..

The tiny leaf just kept quiet for a while observing the Nature around. Soon, a gentle breeze started blowing and the leaf was ready to move..

“Go, you helpless one! Even a small wind shakes you up in no time. Every moment is shaky for you. You are ever a slave to the world around you..

I've firmed my roots here deep into the earth. Do you know since how many years I'm here? All these years, your wind however strong could never shake me up a little bit. Go dear, go.. I don't know what for you are living on the earth. I pity you!”

Said the stone at the back of great pride..

The tiny leaf simply kept quiet and moved on with the breeze gently getting rocked in its cradle. The Little Boy playing around suddenly noticed the colorful leaf dancing above and mesmerized by it's graceful movement instantly started pointing that saying something totally being in a state of joy..

In a short time, the stone came in the way of one of the passers-by moving in a hurry and made him about to topple. In a fit of anger, the man instantly hit the stone hard with his tough right shoe totally shaking it off from its roots..

Utterly confused, lingering in pain and cursing the man all along, the stone had no go but get uprooted from its permanent settlement thought so and settle at the new spot under a tree. Surprisingly, it found the dry leaf too there coolly taking rest. As the stone started recapitulating what happened sometime back, a Celestial Voice spoke from Above,

“You both were next to each other sometime back and you both are again side by side towards the end of the day. All along the tiny dry leaf, 

• Remained flexible,
• Never carried an opinion of it's own deep,
• Remained sensible in respect of it's existence managing here and there for basic security,
• Carried due respect to the life around,
• Was ready to accept that came up and thus
• Lived it's life with ease and adjustment ever spreading Love around..

In the process the colorful leaf could truly amuse and enchant the Little Boy on the way thus becoming a feather in the cap of my Creation..

Here, you forever

• Remained rigid,
• Ever carried an opinion of your own too deep,
• Remained insensible in respect of your existence ruling everywhere for your pleasure,
• Never carried respect for the life around,
• Were not ready to accept that came up and thus
• Lived your life with pride and authority ever cursing around..

In the process you were ready to injure others thus indirectly becoming a threat to My Creation..

The ultimate result is..

At the end of the day, the dry leaf could sincerely accept what came to it with a smile where as you utterly failed there frowning all the time!"

Keywords: LIFE, MAKE, MAR