A Beautiful Weather

A bunch of frogs are resting in a garden. The weather is awesome. It is slightly sunny, a bit windy, the temperature is just perfect.

One of them says:

“I spoke to some frogs who had strayed away into other gardens and fields. They say there is so much action and challenge in their lives. It makes me wonder. We are in a perfect state here but should we not also go to other fields and gardens and see what is happening there? What if we were to want to have our presence in those gardens and fields too?”

Other frogs start murmuring in excited tones. The idea does sound good. There soon is a common consensus “Yes, we can do it too!”.

Soon frogs start going out in pairs to explore other gardens and fields. They are at times intrigued and at other times bemused. Sometimes they see things with envy and at other times with disdain.

In a few weeks time, they come back to their home field. A congregation of the different frog pairs is called for.

The congregation members debate about their findings and the way ahead. The discussions continue for hours, and stretch into weeks. A few months pass by and slowly but surely a voice starts emerging: “Look at what we have here. There is abundance of resources. The weather is perfect year long around. In our best estimates, all of this would last atleast for the next few decades. Why should we look at other fields and gardens?”

Another voice adds “The conditions are so favourable here and we have become so good at making these conditions even more suited to our needs. Would we able to do this at other places?”

A third voice emerges “Even if we go to other fields and gardens, the frogs that go there would need to fend for themselves. They can consume from what they produce but they won’t get anything from the produce here. Should we make our lives so difficult?”

Some dissenting voices speak out “But isn’t this field too small. Haven’t things in our lives been stagnant? Does not going to other fields and gardens provide us an opportunity to have excitement and challenges in our lives?”

A thundering voice responds “Why don’t we change the way our present garden and field look like? Maybe we can relook at the arrangement of everything inside? It would bring change. Would it not?”

And so a compromise is reached.

Over a longer period of time, the pattern slowly starts emerging as a script. Every few years, a need is felt to change. Every few years a congregation forms to look and evaluate options. And almost always all that changes is the arrangement and the look and feel of the garden. The garden never changes or grows.”

How does one re-write this script?

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Sourav