“Ignored, Yet Alive”

I generally used carpooling to go to my duty. It was my daily routine to travel from home to school and vice versa.
Near my house, I found roadside trees planted by the Nagar Nigam, and they took care of all the trees. I used to feel happy when I saw lush green plants.

There was a teak plant that had been partially uprooted due to an accident. I thought the Nagar Nigam would take care of it, but I was wrong. More than a month passed, and I felt that it would be very difficult for the teak plant to grow again. It was probably April when all this was happening. Due to the hot weather, there were very few chances for it to grow properly.
Finally, I decided to replant it, but I couldn’t succeed. I asked some laborers to help, but they refused due to the unavailability of a pickaxe. While all this was happening, April turned into June.

The rains started as it was the monsoon season, and I couldn’t do anything. Soon, June turned into July, and I became busy with my normal routine. I had stopped paying attention to the teak plant.

Suddenly, I found that two new stems were growing from that uprooted teak plant. I felt happy, but at the same time, I was a little upset because I couldn’t do anything to help. The teak plant had survived on its own.

As if it were teasing me, it seemed to say that it could take care of itself and didn’t need anyone… It gives oxygen to everyone, absorbs carbon dioxide, and also provides shade to people. But when it needed help, no one came forward.

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