All what plants have taught me about life

The banana plant, the one in my living room, has taught me a lot more than I could've imagined about life. One year ago, we brought an almost dead plant in a big pot. Suddenly in the new place, with some sun, the old plant died, giving birth to three little banana plants. I couldn't believe that from an almost extinct plant, three more could grow. Just as plants are resilient, we humans are. We do not imagine all what we are capable to go through, and sometimes we need going through very tough times to discover how resilient we are and allow us to grow into what we are supposed to be.

We gave two of the plants away, giving more space to the plant to grow. Plants remind me to humans, specially in the forming years; if you give them space, they will grow. Leave them in a small pot, they won't. The same with water, it needs a balanced amount of water. I see it like the relationships we have. If you give too much water, the plant will die. If you don't give any, it will die as well. The plant will only grow if there is a constant caregiver there, watering it. It needs maintenance, like any relationship to be able to grow.

The plant has been growing for a year. On the top, leaves grow big and fresh. On the bottom, older leaves look smaller and weaker in comparison. The life cycle can be observed anywhere. The old give space to the young. What is young now, won't be tomorrow.