This morning when I was sitting near to my window enjoying my honey drink. I saw something which is unusual and it was really taken me aback.

I live very near to the golf club, in fact, our apartment building is side by side with the border of the golf course, so you can imagine the breeze and fresh air every morning when I open the windows. The atmosphere is very different than any other place in Kolkata where the air pollution and noise pollution is quite high.

From my window, I can hear the sound of the birds, many types of birds in fact and I can see all the greenery from the golf course. Just opposite to my window, there is a small garden which was arranged simplely with many flowery plants. There is a small passage where the golfers have to pass after they complete the game.

Today, the flowers are blooming; white, red, orange, pink and yellow. I saw many golfers passed the garden, they seemed enjoying the morning due. Then there were 2 old golfers with the caddies, one of them just stopped in front of the small garden. I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but from his body language I could figure that he was showing all the flowers which are blooming in the garden. The other old man approached one of the plant and touched and saw the flowers from near. They looked at all the flowers again before they made the move.

It was really surprised me, they are the only 2 people among those golfers and caddies who really admire these flowers, even all of them have to walk through this passage but not one ever notice it.

I wander how many times in our life have we ever noticing and admiring God’s hand works. Many times we are just too busy with our lives that sometime we just forget to stop for a while and admiring Him for the things which He has done in our lives.

We have become so usual with what happen in our lives that we feel all the good things and blessings are supposed to be there and it is God’s duty to bless us. We have made our God as a blessing machine. We come to the church and expect that God would pay us with all the blessings. I don’t want to be naif, I do want God’s blessings in my life. But we may not forget we have to respond to Him. Take your time and stop for a while, just see and remember all the good things and the blessings that God has given in your lives. Thank Him and praise Him.

Since my childhood I was taught to say thank you, I feel a bit irritate sometimes if the person whom I did good favor forget to say thank you even if I never talk or mention about it nor I want something in return. But I feel really good and appreciated if the person stop for a while and thank me before he or she walk away. I feel that must be what God feels too. I know He will be happy to hear us saying our thanks to him, praising him for all the good things that He has given.

I know that unlike me, God never complaint. He will keep blessing us even if we forget, because He is a good God. But can’t we be like that 2 old men? just stop for a while and see surround us, count all the blessings which God has given to us and admiring them and thank Him.