Reminders.

Posted by Maha Mahalo on


Last night I was thinking to myself that sometimes, there really is no one to talk to; no one who could possibly understand… and even God is strangely silent.

As I was driving to work this morning.. I was struck by the beauty of the world surrounding me. There was an explosion of color all around; reds, oranges, yellows… this really is a beautiful time of year. There was a gentle breeze that would carry the leaves into sometimes a waltz, other times a whirling dervish-like kind of dance, and then they would gently fall to the ground.  It was truly a silent symphony nature was conducting right in front of me.

But before I could reach the end of my smile, I was hit with a stark realization: the beauty that I was witnessing… was death. Those leaves were dying. And it was beautiful.  And as I drive that way to my job every day, God willing, I will witness the continuation of this death, and then the coming back to life. And the trees will be bigger and lusher and more abundant in the spring.

Reminders. Right in front of my eyes.

My thoughts then took me on a journey:

There is death.. and there is re-birth.

There is pain.. and there is joy. My pain may be someone else’s joy.

There is loss.. and there is gain. My loss may be someone else’s gain.

Who am I to always want to have the joy and the gain all the time?

There are times when we feel we’ve lost the love of our lives.. but then we meet someone who makes us realize that we never even knew what love really was.

We may lose something that we think can never be replaced.. but then we gain something monumentally better.

Reminders.

Showing me that it is only through the combination of joy and pain that we can truly know anything about ourselves and our destiny; that it is the only way to learn what we should avoid and what we need to do to grow. That we must indeed accept disappointment while realizing that it is finite. But there is infinite hope. That “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens” (Kahlil Gibran). Does that mean that we shouldn’t be sad or feel pain? No. It means we should see it and accept it for what it is. Another blessing from our Creator.

God is never silent. Even when I choose to be deaf.

 

16 responses to “Reminders.”

  2. Stumbled on to this site from the web..Very well written, especially the first few lines. I got goosebumps when I read this part :
    “But before I could reach the end of my smile, I was hit with a stark realization: the beauty that I was witnessing… was death. Those leaves were dying. And it was beautiful”

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  3. “God is never silent. Even when I choose to be deaf.”

    that was absolutely gorgeous, and just the reminder i needed. thankyou for that. you have such a beautiful sense of perspective.

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  11. Wow …. get our of my head, lady! I was just pondering on this same concept. I too, was embracing the reality of death that exists in autumn, as I marveled at the beauty that surrounded me. The seasons’ change encompasses the reality of life; birth, death and re-birth. Change, along with truth are the only constants of life. So whether it be happiness, sorrows or pain, they all contribute to the beauteous life we live. God’s omnipresence is recognized and embraced.

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Someone who may have lacked this cognizance, may now have been enlightened. 🙂

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