This morning, while I was gardening, a beautiful purple hue caught my attention from the corner of my eye. I turned to see a bunch of gorgeous purple blossoms, delicately balanced on its mother plant, happy to be secluded in an insignificant part of the drain way back at the rear side of our house.

I smiled. I marveled at what this plant was teaching me. The lesson I learned from this was no matter how insignificant a place the plant had seeded and grown, it continued to shine, to do its best, to pursue what it was created to do uninterrupted, and that is to gift the unseeing world with a bunch of beautiful purple blossoms, either to be enjoyed by the onlooker or to fade and die, unseen and unadmired.

The point is the plant does not care who sees, who doesn’t, who admires, draws joy from it, walks past it unnoticed, who does. All it is concerned with is to grow and bloom, grow and bloom, until one day when it has completely exhausted its life span, will slowly wither and die. It did not matter where it had taken root, it only focused on doing what it was created to do. But before succumbing to the throes of death, it would make sure its seeds get scattered far and wide, hoping that these seeds will eventually find a home to take root wherever the wind would eventually transport them.

This will be the beginning of the neverending journey of a humble plant, and its effort to spread beauty to those blessed enough to notice and draw joy from its lovely flowers.

Doesn’t this make you see in your mind’s eye that this could very well be a message for us? Wherever you are, whatever you do, you should do it to the best of your ability, so not only will you be content that you did your best, but that you brought joy to another. The conditions may not be adequate, suitable, or comfortable, yet armed with a determination to do your best, you will soldier on to produce great results.

It has been said that doing your best ,especially when no one is watching brings the greatest satisfaction, and portrays your true self. Most times we seek approval from our parents, teachers, friends, colleagues, and bosses, which in itself is not a bad deal, because this is also an important part of molding one’s character and proficiency. It is when you continue to blossom in what you do and how you do it irrespective of who’s watching or who’s not, that speaks volumes of your integrity and character.

No matter what the circumstances,do your best. When your heart is in the right place, things will fall into place. The nuts and bolts of the wheel of life will steer you in the right direction.

What is most important is that one Person who is constantly watching over us, our Creator, and whose approval is what we must truly seek, not humans but the Divine.

You know what’s the sad part -it’s knowing that this attractive flowers life span lasts for merely one day. Just ONE day! All that effort for the plant to create those soft, tender petals, the stamens, etc- all this for just one day? Yet, it never gives up and continues to produce bloom after bloom. The same effort, the same result, every single time. Perfection! To be seen is not the criteria, to be applauded is not the aim. It only aspires to follow God’s perfect plan.