Lovely morning.It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to my parents’ house and I found beautiful Japanese lilies blooming in the garden. The contrast between the bright pink flowers and the lilies in the background was so beautiful that I wanted to look at the picturesque scene forever.
This is one of my favourite times of the year to admire these beautiful flowers. Zinnias are annuals that bloom constantly, even in the hottest months. Zinnias are called “hyakunichiso” in Japanese because they bloom for as long as 100 days, but nowadays they bloom for much longer than 100 days, from May to November. Recently, new varieties of zinnias have appeared one after the other, in a wide range of colours, from vivid to chic, and not only in single colours but also in multiple colours.
The beautiful flowers that bloom in our gardens are not there for anyone, they are not there to look good, they are not there to show off their beauty, they are not there to be liked, they are just beautiful in their own way. They are beautiful just the way they are. If only we humans could live like these flowers, we would be beautiful too.
We often try to look good, to be taller, to dress better, to let ourselves be misled by what others think of us, but isn’t it beautiful to live honestly, to take care of ourselves, to follow our dreams and goals?
In order for us to be able to be ourselves in this way and not worry about others, it is crucial that we have our own unshakable beliefs, and if we can always be natural with these core beliefs, we should be able to bloom with our own charm, or in other words, our own beautiful flowers. In the aftermath of the typhoon, flowers swayed in the wind and bloomed beautifully in the sunshine peeking through the clouds.