Flower, Star and Wishing Star

There are flowers and there are stars and then there is a Wishing star. All of them have enamored mankind since its very inception. Their existence can be dated back into mythological times and this renders a dash of mysticism to them. They bewitch us, tempt us, and intrigue us in their own individual ways. Flowers can be seen by the eye, felt with hands and smelt with nose .Many flowers have been identified with various Gods and Goddesses which elevates them to position of reverence and awe. In Hindu Mythology ‘Lotus’ is often Lord Brahma Himself personified. Stars can be seen by the eye and in some way felt by few fortunate beings. Stars are many, each one symbolizing something animated in the large azure expanse of the sky. Wishing star is a class apart. It can be seen but not with the naked eye, felt but not with hands, smelt but not with nose, heard but not with ears and communicated with by only one special individual. Since ages men and women have dreamt about Wishing star and believed that there is one for every one. But very few have the fortune in a Life time to have a chance encounter with one’s Wishing Star.

This Wishing Star may not always be on the skies above. It may be found anywhere anytime and anyhow in the milieu around us. In the first confluence we may even fail to recognize it as it may deceive us by masquerading. But it is with time that one realizes the difference between this Wishing Star and flowers and stars. Once you recognize, it is impossible to let it go. It becomes an integral part of your life and sometimes life itself.  Flowers wither and lose their charm and fragrance with time. Stars too die out and vanish like a speck of dust in the ocean of galaxy. Wishing star blossoms, becomes more charming, and adds shine to the individual’s life as time elapses. Very often it feigns us with its negative dark side. It may even scare in certain cases. But with every communication it draws us closer to itself. One begins to admire it, idolize it, deify it and hold in veneration.

Unknowingly mortals begin to dream about possessing it forgetting that it’s a Wish Star which can be only wished and not owned. Fortuitous are the ones who happen to feel their wishing star. They can guide, advise, teach important lessons of life but not become yours. It is preposterous to even think of owning them. They are like wandering Clouds that bring blessed rain to our parched souls. They are cool breeze that bring succor to the breathless being. They show new paradigms and compel you to think beyond the archetypal. Their capacities to add the Midas touch to the life of those they brush past make them special. Do not try to bind them as that suffocates them. They are as free as the flowing rivulet. If you try to hold them they slither from your hands like sand. Let them be what they are best at. Being a Wishing Star!