Stop and smell the roses. There will be roses if you plant them.
- A friend of mine
Deep words, don’t you think? When he told me this, I was like, wow. That’s deep. And no offence to him but I didn’t expect it at the time. I don’t even know if he meant it to be philosophical, but philosophical it is.
What are the roses? Stop to smell the roses. When we think of the first sentence stand alone, we think of the wonders around us… or the under-appreciated things… or things we fail to notice. So we stop to appreciate them. That in itself is perfectly logical. But the second sentence adds a new dimension to the saying. Are we bystanders to these miracles, these wonders? Do we appreciate as mere onlookers? No. We plant the roses ourselves. The roses can be the product of our own decisions. So in a world where there is little to appreciate, we have to create the wonder for ourselves.
How we interpret this is personal. Maybe, take control of your life and make it beautiful. Maybe it means, set your goals and achieve them using your own merit. Either way, the positivity of the quote was quite memorable for me. And I will probably not forget it. Poignant, that it is a friend who said it. Just yesterday, I was editing my Facebook info and I couldn’t think of anything to write under Quotes. I am not really a quote person. I’d much rather let my own goals and motivations guide me rather than the life lessons of others. But when a quote comes from someone in your life, it’s just that much more memorable. So thanks, friend!
To another friend… I hope this quote will give you something to think about as well. Plant your own roses and make what may be a one-dimensional life into something worth living for.
To everyone else, good luck for exams!
