When I look back and wonder what made me name Ashwath, there was a lot of thought process behind it. There was a lot of inspiration from our epics and puranas & Vedas. But eventually we came to conclude "Ashwath" means "the holy tree where Buddha did meditate and gained lot of knowledge leading to Enlightment "Nirvana"... so it can also be considered as tree of knowledge, the peepal tree or the or the "ashwattha tree". The epitome of purity.
Today I can vouch Ashwath is indeed . A holy spirit.
This is something which made me write after a long time. Though these are not my own words but the feelings are fond and the same.
In life as we grow we come across many people and we reach a stage when we look back. There was a time when I used to write about 10 pages of letter to my lady love every day. I made it a point to send greeting cards with hand written feelings to all my friends close to me.
Over the years things changed from full scalp paper to inland letters to a 50 paisa post card. Now nor the 50paisa nor the post card mean anything. Its just a copy past cold message on social media.
One who is sitting on a social media getting regular updates is the trump and the other who forgets is ignored. Lol is perhaps the first and most appropriate word which is intimated from social network.
Something I heard today made me think, it really resonated. I don’t think I ran across it by coincidence but it made me think about my life and the people currently in it. People in our life are like parts of a tree; leaves, branches, and roots. I begin to reflect on my current friendships, the ones hanging in balance, and ones I haven’t really spoken to in a long while. I thought about all the people in my life over the past two years. Ones who stayed, ones who left and their overall purpose in my life.
1. "Some people are like leaves on a tree. When the wind blows, they’re over there… wind blow that way they over here… they’re unstable. When the seasons change they wither and die, they’re gone. That’s alright. Most people are like that, they’re not there to do anything but take from the tree and give shade every now and then. That’s all they can do."
People who are like leaves on a tree, leave. They were only meant to be in our life temporarily and for a season. Leaves, like most friendships, are beautiful in the beginning, but often take more than they’re willing to give and only offer temporary relief and support. They were never meant to be permanent because once seasons change, they will “blow away”, they leave.
When I think about my own life, I think about the people who were leaves and how many times over the past 10 years I was left. I try not to be resentful or have regret, but every friendship in my life ended because they were only meant to be temporary. They helped me grow as a person, provided support only they could give, and when they fulfilled their purpose, they left.
2. "Some people are like a branch on that tree. You have to be careful with those branches too, cause they’ll fool you. They’ll make you think they’re a good friend and they’re real strong but the minute you step out there on them, they’ll break and leave you high and dry."
People who are like branches are the ones who tell you, “You can depend on me, I’ll always be there for you,” are the same ones when conflict arises or there is an issue, they will find any reason to back off or leave. Friendships that are like branches are easily broken because the person leaving decides the friendship isn’t worth any more effort.
3. "But if you find 2 or 3 people in your life that’s like the roots at the bottom of that tree you are blessed. Those are the kind of people that aren’t going nowhere. They aren’t worried about being seen, nobody has to know that they know you, they don’t have to know what they’re doing for you but if those roots weren’t there, that tree couldn’t live. "
People who are like roots of a tree are permanent. Friendships who go through everything, hell and back, and still stand strong are friends worth keeping. They’re friendships worth fighting for.
"A tree could have a hundred million branches but it only takes a few roots down at the bottom to make sure that tree gets everything it needs. When you get some roots, hold on to them but the rest of it… just let it go. Let folks go."
...source: incitefaith
