Picture this scenario: It is yesterday and you are walking along the usual path you take every day. But this time you happen to look at a particular rhododendron tree. There are many buds ready to bloom, all still closed, though. The image shifts to today. You look at the tree again and notice that one bud has a tiny pink tip. You think: Tomorrow it will certainly open up and bloom. Shift to tomorrow: the bud has opened up indeed, and a wonderful pink flower is preparing to display its petals to the caress of the spring sun. You enjoy the sight, then you start observing the other buds. They are still green. Wait a minute: one has a tiny pink tip. It will bloom tomorrow, according to the cycle of nature. Yet, you wonder: All these buds have the same size, are in the same position, they all receive the same amount of sun, water, wind. How come that they bloom at different rates? Interesting reflection. Could this apply to the spiritual development of human beings, too?
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