I one day had a very bad time at school and when I went home I tossed my school bag on the floor and just went up my to my room feeling like a bucket of manure had turned over right above my head. I won't go further in describing the feeling. I am sure you have had such a feeling. If you haven't had such a feeling - good on you because I can assure you, it is not a very nice feeling and you should not try it.
Anyway, while I was fuming in my room, my grandfather came up to my room to see if he could help the situation.
"What's wrong kiddo? Had a rough day at school eh?"
"Yea......"
"Not going to ask you what happened but I think I know your feeling of not being able to vent out all that frustration; the anger; the sense of absolute dissatisfaction! Tough eh?"
"Yea......."
"You see, the thing about feelings like these - it makes you feel miserable, feel down right horrible, tires you out. It makes you want to lash out at your enemy, maybe even punch him in the face really hard. Even I get these feelings every now and then, it's not easy to overcome such feelings."
I continued to listen.
"It's like.... hmmmmm... it's like having a Rose plant and Venus Flytrap in a same flower pot that resides inside me. The Rose...... ahhh.. the Rose... your grandmother adored me every time I bought her roses. Roses are red, beautiful and simply just so nice to look at. Kinda gives you the calming effect don't it? But the Venus Flytrap...... now that's a bad one. Vicious, unforgiving and by God it just eats up whatever insects that walk in between those carnivorous leaves. You study science right? What happens when you put two plants in the same flower pot?"
"Erm.... they fight for nutrients."
"That's absolutely right! It is always a struggle for me as well. The Rose and Venus Flytrap in the same flower pot that resides in me forever tries to dominate my spirit."
I listened intently and digested what he had said, and then I asked, "Which one wins?"
He looked at me with a smile, "The one I care for more."
~Path of Time~ by Micky Foo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
Anyway, while I was fuming in my room, my grandfather came up to my room to see if he could help the situation.
"What's wrong kiddo? Had a rough day at school eh?"
"Yea......"
"Not going to ask you what happened but I think I know your feeling of not being able to vent out all that frustration; the anger; the sense of absolute dissatisfaction! Tough eh?"
"Yea......."
"You see, the thing about feelings like these - it makes you feel miserable, feel down right horrible, tires you out. It makes you want to lash out at your enemy, maybe even punch him in the face really hard. Even I get these feelings every now and then, it's not easy to overcome such feelings."
I continued to listen.
"It's like.... hmmmmm... it's like having a Rose plant and Venus Flytrap in a same flower pot that resides inside me. The Rose...... ahhh.. the Rose... your grandmother adored me every time I bought her roses. Roses are red, beautiful and simply just so nice to look at. Kinda gives you the calming effect don't it? But the Venus Flytrap...... now that's a bad one. Vicious, unforgiving and by God it just eats up whatever insects that walk in between those carnivorous leaves. You study science right? What happens when you put two plants in the same flower pot?"
"Erm.... they fight for nutrients."
"That's absolutely right! It is always a struggle for me as well. The Rose and Venus Flytrap in the same flower pot that resides in me forever tries to dominate my spirit."
I listened intently and digested what he had said, and then I asked, "Which one wins?"
He looked at me with a smile, "The one I care for more."
~Path of Time~ by Micky Foo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
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