Destiny and Accomplishment

A water drop in the ocean may get bored with its stagnant state or may wish to rise. It begins to sway with the wind waves, eventually evaporating and ascending to the sky, leaving behind all its comforts. It rolls with the clouds, faces thunderbolts, travels far away exploring new directions, and finally encounters the coldness and chilliness of altitude. As it cools down, loses its lightness, and falls on the slopes of mountains, plains, and dense forests as rain or again as water drops. Sometimes the water drop is caught up in the form of snow, but it does not like to remain solid; rather, it melts and flows. Now it loves to rush to low land where it can mix itself with the river and flow faster towards its origin. As a river, it crosses valleys and ranges of mountains, falls as waterfalls, and sometimes just gets lost underground, but all its moves and turnings are headed towards somewhere with dedication and determination that even rock dams can't stop it for long. Finally, the water drop reaches the ocean. Destiny accomplished. A small, hard object like the seed of a plant no longer wishes to remain in the shield of its protective layer. It bursts out of its secure zone, turning itself into tiny delicate seedlings and peeking out its head from underground darkness. There are a thousand and one risks as the tiny and delicate seedlings have to face adverse weather and many chances of being uprooted and plugged out, but still, it opens up itself to express its total potential. With time, the tiny hard seed expresses itself into a small plant with a few leaves and a still fragile stem. It faces the chill of winter, heavy rainfall, and horrifying storms but keeps on the struggle. Slowly, its fragile stems grow stronger, green leaves become dense, and the seed turns into a fully grown, tall, and strong plant. With the coming of spring, buds in the plant begin to sprout, and it doesn't stop there; finally, it widely opens up and blossoms into colorful flowers, spreading its sweetness, fragrance, and scent all around. Now, one small, hard, and grounded seed completely expresses itself into its full potential, turning into free, fragrant, and replicating into hundreds of similar seeds. Destiny accomplished. What about us as human beings, the finest creation of nature? Peace and satisfaction are only there when we know our true selves and express ourselves up to our full potential. The very first step towards it is keeping our mind calm using meditation as an instrument.