Munish Kumar Gaur Advocate & Former Bureaucrat

Each year, spring arrives,
as though nature itself celebrates
a festival of new creation within its own courtyard.

Yet, each time, the garden is not the same.
Its adornment changes,
and within its soul awakens a new rhythm, a new pulse.

Tender shoots emerge,
delicate leaves adorn the earth with their greenness,
and flowers, though fleeting in their beauty,
offer a glimpse of the eternal.

Amidst this renewal, however,
some familiar forms quietly fade away,
as if time has gathered them gently into its embrace.

Some plants are but the first whisper of birth,
some are journeying through growth,
and some, having reached fulfillment,
are replanted elsewhere by the gardener’s touch.

In this garden of life,
there exists an eternal law of care and nurturing,
the constant tending of soil, nourishment, and water.
From this arises balance,
from this, direction is given to growth.

Yet, in the flow of time,
some plants attain the stature of trees.
And then, they are no longer mere vegetation,
they become symbols of stability, patience, and resolve.

Trees, no longer dependent on external support,
for they draw their strength
from the depth of their own roots.

They are visible even from afar,
silent, profound, absorbed in their own expansion.
Their bearing of fruit is no longer an effort;
it becomes their very nature.

They stand at the threshold of the garden like sentinels,
offering shade,
while also protecting the tender new growth.

To a discerning eye, it becomes evident
that the identity of the garden itself
is shaped by such trees,
not place, but presence becomes its true introduction.

Yet, not every plant becomes a tree.

For treehood is not merely expansion,
it is the discipline of depth.

The character of the seed,
the patient journey of the roots,
and the unseen austerity of the foundation,
these alone give birth to a tree.

And thus,
when time strikes,
when storms challenge ,
they remain steadfast, unshaken.

Therefore, the truth of life is this :
“aspire to become a tree”.

A tree that does not grow for itself alone,
but offers shelter to others as well.

Become shade.
Become fruit.
And in the simplicity of your nature,
continue to enrich
this infinite garden of creation.