HOPE

My daughters are very fond of muskmelons and they always bug me to buy one. They thoroughly enjoy eating it and I sincerely wash the seeds to feed the birds. But kids always plant the dry seeds with the HOPE that they’ll grow big and bless them with lots of muskmelons.

They tried it many times in small pots. To my surprise, sprouts emerge, but die after they grow 5-6 inches. Kids never lost their HOPE….they continuously planted the seeds and smiled whenever they saw their small HOPE emerging out of the pot.

To boost their HOPE, I got Miracle grow plant food. Olaa…..what a difference.…. it crossed 6 inches….1 feet….3 feet…. now jubilantly embracing the window mesh with the HOPE that it’ll hold the weight of the muskmelons.

When I see the creeper from far, it looks as if it is standing all by itself with no support.... and brings so much positive energy.

Now it is smiling with yellow flowers.

To get to the fruit, it needs proper bed and FLOOR to hold the muskmelons…. but I like the way it is running to touch the CEILING with no fear to hold the melons once they grow.

Now kids planted more HOPES in the small pot next to it.

Sprouts are talking to sun with the HOPE to grow soon.

Moral of the story.... NEVER LOSE HOPE. The word HOPE itself is holding so much HOPE (Highly Optimistic – Pessimism Eliminated) in it.

btw, few months back, I watched this romantic war movie ‘A Very long engagement'… bit slow and boring at times. But watched with the HOPE that the girl’s HOPE will come true. Climax left me with tears in my eyes. Tautou’s action is simply superb and heart touching.

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Adding more pictures of the melon growth....