She is not a celebrity, not a politician, not a business person and not even a social worker. Sadly, she is no more. But more than 300 people were present on her last day on earth. While walking along on the path to her last destination everyone was talking about her. And I was listening to them. No wonders people were talking about the only Good things of her life. Everyone felt she and her values were ‘Much Needed’ even today!

The ones who have lived a long-span of life with her say - She lived long and lived her life in a very simple way. She was not much educated but she knew how to live the best life. She had seen good and bad days in her life but her attitude towards life was always positive. She was so emotional and very much down to earth. She always wanted to live in a joint family and she lived. She very well knew about the favorite food of each family member. And she was never tired to make it for them.

She always wanted to work on her own and she worked even when she had started looking and getting old. She always wanted cleanliness and all things at proper place in her house, she didn’t expect someone else to do so, and she did it on her own. She never reacted on the mistake of her children and grand children. How do I know her? She is my Ba (my mother’s mother).

When I and my sisters were kids, she used to come to our place and stay with us for few days. I know, no one can make Yummy Sukhdi (a Gujarati Sweet Dish) like she used to make. And I remember she was working endlessly. I have never heard from her that she was feeling tired. And suppose we didn’t score well in our school tests. She used to convince our parents with the remarks that – ‘Don’t worry about the scores. At least they got passed in the tests. Be happy for that!’ After she left us, I could understand that her statements and her way of living were full of Positivity.

My mother is very calm and peaceful by nature and definitely she got this from her mother. I wish the flow of being calm and peaceful reach to me too. Well my Ba’s name is Jyoti and its meaning is Flame. Of course she has lived her life-like a flame and brightened other’s way with her kind and positive nature. But everyone was calling her Joiti and its meaning is ‘Needed’. Yes she was and she is ‘Much Needed’. I’m so sorry Ba, I have never said this to you in person but Ba – I Love You and now I miss you too. Yes Ba, people like you are ‘Much Needed’ on earth and surely we all grand children of yours will try to learn from your life.

She passed away on 23^rd Feb 2016. And on 22^nd I had thought I’ll meet her tomorrow! I wanted to show my love to her and be thankful for what she was but I couldn’t. If you feel like meeting someone, just meet that person TODAY. Express your gratitude and love TODAY. Don’t wait for tomorrow, because sometimes tomorrow never comes… ad

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June 5 is the World Environment Day. This was yesterday. It’s about all greens, all environmental possibilities and all nature cures. Well as yesterday was Sunday too, and as it was a holiday, I had visited a temple near Dholka, Gujarat with family. On the way I cited a tree. And that tree was drying and dying. No fruits, no flowers, no leaves and not even a hope of coming back to green. There were only dry branches of the tree facing the sun and struggling hard to stand. It felt like that tree was counting its last days.

But that ‘Lifeless Tree’ left a smile on my face. During its last days, it wasn’t alone. There were four nests on the dry branches and among them one had two little birds. Wow! I felt the happiness of being connected with the nature. I got an inspiration for being helpful till the last breath. I have learnt a lesson for giving without expecting something in return. I felt the tree was standing just to support those little birds to grow. In other words it could stand bravely at the last stage of the life, just because it was helping the other life to grow.

On my first thought, the tree was helping the little birds but on the second one - The tree was having strength to stand because those little birds were there to cheer it up with their sweet sound. Those birds had kept their nests on that Lifeless Tree just because that tree might have given all the shelter, all the fruits, all the kindness and all the love to the other beings when it was green; and continued till the end.

We being a human, also get a stage in life when we are having all the Greens. And at this stage we should not forget to give and share what we are having. Yes it is difficult to share what we have earned; because to receive those benefits of fruits we have also struggled a lot to stand in the sun for long. But that Lifeless Tree showed me that in the long run we receive more than what we give. It explained me that we need to share our happiness with others at the each stage of the life.

We can always bring a smile on other’s face even if we’re counting our last days by spending our whole life-like a Tree. At the each stage of life, we should remember that one day we’ll also become like that ‘Lifeless Tree’ and we’ll also need the sweet sounds of new life. Give when you are green and get the strength to stand when you become dry… ad

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