Some late blooming orchids in my garden.

I was quite surprised to see some orchids blooming in my garden. Usually as soon as the hot season has arrived, most orchids would become quietly dormant. I wished I could have learnt some wisdom from these orchids. They knew how to survive in unfavouble conditions and waited for the right time to shine.

These purple orchids was bought as a single shoot at JJ market several years ago. I bought this without seeing any blossoms on the orchid stall. The vendor just showed me an photo and said it was wild orchid. As the price was very cheap and I wanted some wild orchid at affordable prices. So, I bought it as a gamble; I wonderrd if it would turn out lije the photo.

Life was like that for me sometimes. I took the risk with some decisions knowing full well that I might have to pay thr cost of making wrong decisions. It was as if I wanted to test my own intuition and personal luck. I often chose the hard ways to proceed in my life as if I was cursed by some enemies in my past life. They wanted me to suffer and pay for my bad karma. Somehow I felt I had the freedom to choose safer paths or easier actions. But I was more bent on wanting to face the challenge and to pay off my old debts. Perhaps it was written in my horoscope that my fate was doomed to indulge in sufferings and hard life.

These wild orchids had very sweet fragrance. Several small black insects were drinking inside the tiny flowers. Luckily they didn’t sting as I tried to shake them off. The vendor didn’t tell me these wild orchids were fragrant. I still could recall his eyes with deep thoughts while he watched me at his orchid stall. He didn’t look like normal orchid vendor. That’s probably why I bought some small orchid shoots from him. My friend didn’t get any despite the fact that she’s a keen orchid grower. So, I was thankful to this strange looking vendor who attracted me to his stall. He probably used some kind of magic to call for my attention.

My gamble of buying the small shoot of orchid paid off after three years. They turned out much nicer than my expectation. On the other hand, I coukd have bought those well known orchids with regular blooming. But that would seem to be too easy for me! I always went for those strange and outlandish choices. I couldn’t help wondering why I kept making life harder for myself! Perhaps I needed some help from a nice psychic healer to answer my questions.

The other two new orchids I bought three months ago also gave out some blossoms. But I arrived too late to safe them from insects. These tiny insects had eaten the petals of the deep purple orchids and white orchids. This was the first time I saw insects attacking orchids in my garden. But there were other flowers blooming in our garden. Somehow they preferred the soft texture of orchids. Nature has her own ways to keep harmony and nourishing all living beings. But I couldn’t help thinking that some insects have become bad mannered as a result of too much chemicals in the environment.

If frequencies could affect people’s moods and mental health, so the effects of excessive Chemtrails could change behaviours in some insects. I just hoped there were some natural antidotes to counterbalance all the adverse effects. So, these orchids could tell me about changes taking place in nature. Their presence and colours could affect my mood straightaway. I could feel that they needed help with those insects. There were too many tiny insects in the orchids. They dissipated after some hard shaking and blowing. But I had to let nature be and tried to interfere as little as possible.

I wondered whether my thought-based ego had interfered with my natural flow of life force. How could I live mindfully without disturbing the pace of my destiny or sabotaging the harmony of my life? Some people could become their worst enemies in a bizarre way. The demands and expectations one put on oneself could perhaps backfire one day! How could one find the middle way to make the whole thing flowing nicely and gently? The mind’s activities could be playing games with itself. The observer is not separated from the observed. The running person has to sit down to stop chasing his own shadow. I wish I could be awakened to reality in every moment.

Wishing you peace, good health and prosperity.

Stay strong and cheerful.



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The risk you took in buying the purple orchid turn's out not to be a risk at all, but a luck, or a good decision you have made, and looking more into the growth of that beautiful orchid, it's a blessing. Have a wonderful weekend.

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Thanks. Yup. I was lucky that the orchid actually survived and grew into very beautiful blossoms.

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They really are quite lovely! It was a good gamble!

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Thanks so much. I was glad it turned out nicer than I had expected. I wished I had gotten a few more!

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I love your photos, your thinking and flow. I love your writing.

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Also, I can relate to so much of what you are expressing in this piece. I used to say that I must have been some kind of saint in a past life, because I didn't understand how I could deserve all of the fabulous luck of my life and particularmly why I deserved to have so many people who are all so wonderful in my life... And I moved..I chose to go far far away from them all and continued to make other choices to ensure it would be very difficult for me to even visit there and those folks, all... And these past ten/twelve.. Maybe 15 years now...I seem to continually be making these kinds of choices that have me burning off some sticky stuff stuck to my spirit, but I don't know if it's really there or what it I'm making myself pay for something and God doesn't even agree that there's any reason to 'pay for' anything, no debt, no karma... No guilt... Just ego trying to show how much it can endure? I'm not sure.

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