Alhamdulillah,I come from a pure science background and now studying Botany ( study of plants).
This is what "science" taught me:
Very often the things around us teach us important lessons.
We dismiss the subjects we study as temporary information meant for mugging up “just for exams”.
History is so boring-why study about the past when all I care about is present and the future?
Why study minerals,soils,farming,when I don’t want to be a farmer?
Science-that’s just for the most intelligent students,not everyone’s cup of tea..cycles and theories and systems and equations..scary,isn’t it ?
Well,it’s that and much more.
Someone once said :
“Some students drink at the fountain of knowledge others just gargle.”
Science has taught me that it is much more than the theories and concepts of living and non-living things,the way things around us work and function.
It’s upto us to drink as much as we can and want to,from the vast ocean of information.
The electrons and protons,the negatively and positively charged particles respectively,teach that individuals who are greedy,who believe in taking and not giving,those who are selfish have a negative personality and are like the "electrons" while those who are generous and selfless have a positive personality like the "protons".
That is what Chemistry has taught me.
The human body has been so perfectly created by God that it always absorbs,assimilates and utilizes things that benefit it and eliminates the waste.
Human beings should also let the good things and positive thoughts influence them and let go off the negative emotions as they are harmful to our being,our soul.The human body sometimes gets affected by the drugs and other harmful things,that is true for human beings too.
It is truly said that do not underestimate small things and never consider anybody inferior. A match is small – it can save a freezing man or cause forest fires.
Microbiology-the study of micro-organisms teaches that the smallest,the most minute organisms can benefit i.e.enhance the growth of crops (biofertilizers) and cure diseases (antibiotics-Penicillin) or destroy crops (pests,insects etc.) and degrade health (viruses).
Evolution of plants and animals is a lesson to all that you should improve for the better,then only will you survive or else your fate is endangered.
People who change can have 3 fates,which is clearly illustrated by the following quotation :
“People who change after change,will survive,
People who change with the change,will succeed,
People who cause the change,will lead.”
The metamorphoses seen in the butterfly teaches me that “the changes you are experiencing are not always comfortable but they are necessary for your continued growth.”
The lifecycles of different organisms depict that everyone has their turn to lead and to attain fame and fortune,like in plants,sometimes it is the gametophyte,which is dominant and sometimes the sporophyte.I am reminded of the saying:
“If you win,you can lead
If you lose,you can guide.”
The gametes-male and female,fuse to form the zygote.Further,in some cases,the female gametophyte plays a role in the development and growth of zygote.
Majority of the people,when faced with a problem or challenge, tend to feel insecure,they give up and are afraid to live;my advice to them is do not behave like the ostrich which buries its head or like the tortoise,which hides in its shell;be like the crocodile,fighting fiercely.
Paleobotany,the study of fossilized plants,makes me think of people who have lived and made an impression in the society,in the world.
Live you life in such a way that the good you do becomes eternal,your footprints can be a guidance for others.You may be remembered for your writings,actions,words or charity.
“Don’t write your name on the sands,waves will wash it away,
Don’t write your name in the sky,winds may blow it away,
Write your name in the hearts of people you come in contact with,that’s where it will stay.”
The complex living and non-living things are a reminder to people who know much and are truly educated :
“The more you know who you are and what you want,the less you let things upset you.”
Isn’t it true that the most complex plants and animals have strong defense mechanisms-the vertebrates,the angiosperms? Human beings ?
“The tiny seed knew that in order to grow,it needed to be dropped in dirt,covered in darkness and struggle to reach the light.”
Similarly,for a person to mature and grow,struggles and obstacles are necessary to push him forward.
In the chase between lion and deer,many times deer wins because lion runs for food and deer for life.
Remember purpose is more important than need.People survive when there is shortage of food and water because of the will to survive,that is their purpose.
Remember :
“Heart is a good fertile ground.Anything planted there-love,hate,fear,hope,will surely grow and bear fruits.It is for us to decide what to plant and harvest.”
If you plant a diseased seed,a diseased plant will grow and if you plant a healthy seed,a healthy plant will grow.
Similarly,if you allow good thoughts,good actions,good things to dwell in you,you will grow into a beautiful individual with a healthy heart,mind and
soul and if you allow negative things to dwell,face the consequences..
“Where Hope Grows,Miracles Blossom”..
Keep learning from everything and everyone around you.
See and Hear,
Observe and Analyse,
God has given you the unique power of thinking,which no other creature in the universe is blessed with...
Allah is The Creator of the Heavens and the earth..
Appreciate and reflect on His Creations...
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Have you ever thought that if the Creation is so Beautiful and everything in nature is so perfectly designed...
Who except "Allah" could be their Creator ?
"It is Allah Who created everything in the best of form…It is He Who created and perfected all things."
(Quran,32:7, 87:2)
"Everything We have created and prescribed for its measure, its character and destiny…No creature creeps on earth but Allah provides for it its sustenance. He knows its purpose and destiny. For it is He Who prescribed them in His eternal order…The sun rises and sets traversing its orbit exactly as the Almighty, the All Knowing has ordained. And the moon passes regularly through its phases, returning to its original thin crescent form. Neither sun nor moon overtakes the other; neither night nor day deviates from their preordained courses. Each moves in the orbit Allah has ordained for it.
(Quran,54:49, 11:6, 36:38-40)
