It's all about making choices...
Madhuri Bedekar
Communication coach l IELTS I PTE / OET / TEFL & TESOL facilitator I
Yes, life is all about making choices. Every time it is not between right and wrong or good and bad but between all good and all loved ones. Recently, I also experienced it.
I had to leave some of my beloved plants behind. I nurtured them with great love... Spent months seeing them grow, their new saplings sprouting up. I didn't realize when and how I developed a strong bond with each of them. They were all my family, which was beautifully growing. It wasn't easy.
And one fine day, I left some of them behind in someone else's care. A very hard decision I had to make as which ones will go with me and which ones would be left behind. When the decision was made, two flowering ones were instantly taken by someone, someone who will take great care of them, but of course I will continue to think of them.
The rest of them, I felt looking at me with great pain as why I abandoned them. I had no choice. I was moving to another state and the transport container was full. It didn't have much space to accommodate all of my nurtured green babies.?The transport container left. It appeared those boarded the truck were happy that I was taking them along, but were also sad to see their siblings stay back. Their team was split into two, then three. I felt myself doing favoritism. I never knew I would have to do this. Hence, once again I understood in that moment that life is all about making choices.
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I left with a heavy heart. Missed the ones I left behind. Although I took a few stems from those who grow just by planting a stem; I wasn't happy. My daughter, another plant lover, could make out.?The next evening was our train. The car also had to be sent next day.?
We went back. We decided to take a chance and take most of them by car. I was delighted. Though I wasn't sure if they would survive the long car journey, but I took the chance. We took 5 of them and accommodated them in the trunk of our car. One on the back seat, foot space and let the vehicle go.?
I hope and pray they all survive and reach me in good living condition.