| Nature is resilient and such a great teacher. It is beautiful to see how our post-cyclone garden is bouncing back with fresh green shoots appearing on ravaged stumps of trees that had looked like their time was over. Cyclonic storm ‘Fengal’ made landfall over the Bay of Bengal on November 30th, with wind speed up to 90 kmph. Despite securing the learning centre, it was shocking how the wind found openings and rain got in through gaps in the windows, walls and doors to turn our second floor classroom into a mini swimming pool. The storm also uproot our beloved Papaya, drum stick and banana trees. As soon as the winds and rain began to die down, it was heartwarming to see the first photos coming through of people of all ages starting the clean up. It became a beautiful cross-cultural supportive event as more bodies started to arrive, when the paths were safe. We all pitched into what became a light-filled experience as the sun poured through the naturally thinned out areas and room was cleared for the surviving plants to spread out and thrive. |
| Our drumstick tree, which provides so many nutritional minerals, is producing new stems and leaves. There are little banana tree shoots pushing through the soil. The ever resilient papaya has babies seeded all over the garden, carried in the storm winds. Our garden is a constant reminder of generosity. It gives, gives, gives. It teaches us how interdependent we all are with our precious ecosystem. It is a daily reminder to act with reverence for all life and in challenging times to stay grounded and adaptable. |
