Love and Water

Plants are very different when we compared them to us. We are similar for the fact that we belong to the same living species who need food in order to survive. We, human beings are too blessed to be given the ability to think and to use our thoughts to create great ideas. Plants can't do this but they are one of the tools in realizing those thoughts. We are capable of loving and expressing our love in words and deeds. No one thought us to love but whether we like it or not we will experience this strong emotion.
I'm trying to compare these facts since a few months ago I bought a pot of plant which costs me 17RMB (about 2.5 USD), if I remember it right. It's not that I am concern about its price, but rather the feeling when I got this particular plant. I was happy coming back to school. It changes something, for I feel calm every time I see this plant right next to my bed. I took good care of this plant everyday. In the morning I would water it and put it outside my terrace where it could get enough sunshine. During lunch break I would go back to my room to put it back inside since the sun is too hot. I believe that exposing it to the sunlight for a few hours in the morning would be enough. I did this process for about two or three months. The plant showed signs of growth, there were new buds and small green leaves. I was happy seeing these little changes. When I went back to the Philippines last July, I was thinking of leaving it to the caretaker of the building but the problem was, I didn't know how to say it and I felt shy. I would be away for about two months so I was sure that the plant wouldn't survive. I then decided to put it in the terrace or a washing area outside my room. There is a faucet so I turned it on and made sure that there's a drop of water that would come out. I then put the plan under the faucet and observed the drops of water for a few minutes. There were few drops within one minute, so I thought that was alright. I left China thinking that my plant will continue to grow and give more new buds. When I arrived last Tuesday, I was so excited to see my plant. So I left my luggage outside my room and rushed to see my plant in the terrace.

What I saw was a gray pot and staring at the faucet I noticed that there was no drop coming out. I checked around and saw that the wall was newly painted so I figured that someone came and did the painting and also turned off the faucet which I left a little open. I felt sad and a thought came into my mind. My plant was deprived of water for only two months and yet it withered. How can it die when there was sunshine and I'm sure it also rained within those months. I still watered the plant hoping that it would still grow. I went back to get my luggage and it occurred to me that this plant is a perfect example of any human relationship. Isn't it that when we go into a relationship we give and receive love. We continue to show that we care and in return the person would show his love for us. If one of us would stop doing this process, the relationship weakens. If a man stops showing his love, the woman stops responding and eventually love dies. When it dies, no matter how much love the other person would pour in order to bring it back, it would be impossible since it no longer exists. A friend told me that I can just buy a new plant. Yes, "buying a new plant is better than waiting for the withered one to grow."