Chapter 24 Like a reed flower, bloom your own flowers as you please (22)

It is an autumn morning.The wild goose windmill on the railing in front of the corridor is turning and turning against the autumn wind, with a bit of wandering taste, and the air is filled with an indescribable coolness. It was windy and rainy last night, but at this moment, except for the chirping of birds, the surrounding fields are silent.Outside the window, under the nourishment of the night rain, the plantains grew longer and greener.Where are the pots of newly planted reed flowers?Can't open today? My eyes searched for the figure of the reed flowers, and then I remembered that I had moved them under the eaves last night!look!After the wind and rain stopped, the small purple-blue petunias were in bloom!

It was given by my neighbor when I came back from Taipei a few days ago.This small purple flower can be seen everywhere here, either planted in rusty milk powder cans, or inserted in randomly picked up Polaroid boxes, or in corners of houses, walls, and roadsides, a whole piece blooming freely .The neighbor said that as long as they were cut and inserted in the soil, they would come back to life, so I brought back a whole bunch of cut reed stems, and simply inserted them in the wooden basin as promised.Unexpectedly, just after planting, the autumn wind and autumn rain made me sad all night...

I heard that this is also a kind of flower that blooms in the morning and fades in the evening. Even so, it has strong vitality and a very long flowering period. From spring to autumn, it blooms every day without interruption.It's these pots of reed lilies that I'm talking about! It's already autumn, and it should be the end of the flowering season. What's more, it has just been planted, and the sunny days have been gone for a long time. Who can blame it for not blooming?Unexpectedly, Lu Lihua has been dutifully blooming in the past few days. Even though her body is a little overwhelmed and her face is a little pale, she still works hard to bloom purple-blue flowers and never gives up.

This kind of flower that is not well-known, and the country people can't even name it, is so easy-going and serious, which makes people awe-inspiring. Recalling that people are often influenced by the external environment, they forget their original intentions and goals to be accomplished. It is not as good as a little reed flower. Master Cihang, a well-known body bodhisattva in Taiwan, once said: "As long as you feel at ease, everything is fine." When I was young, I just came into contact with Buddhism. When I read this last verse, I was very moved.Now that I have been a monk for more than a dozen winters and summers in a blink of an eye, I feel more deeply that there is no other way of Buddhism, and it is only peace of mind. What you should do, practice is already in it.

After watching Lu Lihua, I lay my pillow on Basho Yeyu and fell asleep peacefully.The wind and rain will always pass, and the reeds in the dark are waiting for the sunshine of tomorrow, and although the sun may not rise tomorrow, the reeds will still bloom as they should. (This picture is collected from the Internet)