Learning from Kadam Flower
The monsoon comes with a vast white canvas, where nature’s brush knows no distinction of caste, religion or colour.
The gift of this season is the Kadam flower, which does not bloom to be confined to the luxurious gardens of a royal palace or the tub of a rich man’s drawing room.
It blooms on the side of a path, by a pond or on the roof of a dilapidated cottage, which reveals its form equally to everyone, rich or poor.
In this article, we will hear the story of that absolutely indiscriminate Kadam flower, which gives our society a deep lesson in equality.
Kadam flower is not a luxurious flower, whose fragrance or beauty can be the exclusive right of only the upper class. It can reach people from every strata of society completely free of charge or at a nominal price.
By standing under the Kadam tree, no one has to buy a ticket or prove any nobility to receive this gift of nature. It is like a socialist manifesto of nature.
This yellow-white sphere of nature holds and offers equal beauty to everyone. A millionaire is fascinated by the step that breaks through the window of his air-conditioned car, and a hard-working day laborer also observes the same beauty sitting under a tree after the fatigue of a hot afternoon. The beauty of this form of step is equally visible to everyone.
There is an absolute indiscriminate gift in the gift of step flowers. Just as it does not hesitate to spread its fragrance next to the palace of a wealthy person, it does not hesitate to bloom next to the broken fence of a very poor person.
Stepping its thumb through the social walls made by man, step weaves everyone into one thread.
World poet Rabindranath Tagore has written about rain and step as an eternal form, “You have given the first step of a cloudy day as a flower, I have come to give the song of Shravan.”
The joy of receiving the first Kadam flower is not reserved for any particular class.
This equality of nature teaches us how it is possible to beautify the world without any discrimination.
Kadam has an extremely generous fragrance, which spreads on the wings of the wind.
This fragrance is not bottled or artificial like the perfume of a rich person. The smell of Kadam can enter anyone’s nostrils and refresh the mind in an instant, where social status has no place.
This flower, free from caste, crosses all the narrow boundaries created by man. When a Kadam flower blooms, it does not judge who belongs to which religion, caste or group.
It only understands the touch of rain and the pull of the soil, which is equally applicable to every human being.
Kadam flower stands far above the party conflicts and divisions that exist in our political or social life.
People of any particular party or ideology cannot claim Kadam as their own. It stands as a symbol of absolute peace and unity beyond political strife.
The lotus has a strange classless form.
This sphere with golden petals is not arrogant like a royal rose, nor is it ephemeral like a neglected grass flower. It emerges every year in Ashadh as a unique bridge between the middle class, the lower class and the upper class.
The pure expression of the lotus flower fascinates us. There is no artificiality or concealment in the arrangement of its petals and petals.
It presents itself to people as it is. This simplicity is a big slap in the face of our artificial and fake social system today.
The lotus flower under the open sky is an independent entity. There is no need to cultivate lotus in any greenhouse or artificial light and air.
It stands proudly under the open sky, where the sun and rain fall equally for everyone. This openness teaches people to be free from bondage.
For ages, the Kadam flower has been a great inspiration for poets, writers and common people.
A pair of Kadam flowers is a perfect match to comfort a lonely mind or to sway a lover’s heart. This flower breaks the stagnation of our lives and brings a new soil of life and love.
Universal appeal has taken the Kadam flower to unique heights. From children to the elderly, from rural brides to the restless young women of the city – everyone is eager to get the touch of Kadam.
There is a strange magic in its form, which instantly washes away all the fatigue and sadness of a person.
The beauty of the kadam is a selfless expression. It never claims to be the best flower in the world, yet the lack of its presence leaves the monsoon incomplete.
This humility teaches us that truly talented people in society never beat their own drum, their work introduces them.
Free roaming is one of the characteristics of the kadam flower. It makes its presence known from the deep forests of the Sundarbans to the busiest highway intersections of Dhaka.
Wherever the kadam tree gets the opportunity to put down its roots, it does not hesitate to spread the splendor of green and the glow of yellow.
Kadam is an embodiment of selfless giving. After shedding its form and qualities, when it falls to the ground, it still makes the soil fertile. There is no selfishness in its life, the joy of giving is more important to it than receiving.
Kadam is an impartial creation, whose creation has no flaws. When the monsoon clouds roar loudly in the sky, the Kadam tree blooms all its buds together without any discrimination.
This impartiality of nature constantly challenges the narrow-mindedness of man.
Starting from the great poet Kalidas to the modern era, poets have composed countless lines about Kadam.
In this silvery atmosphere of the monsoon, a poem about Kadam has been added here: “That distant blue sky covered with clouds of Ashadh, The intoxicating wind blows on the branches of Kadam.
There is no difference between the rich and the poor today, Kadam is wearing a yellow crown in everyone’s yard.
This flower sings the song of equality of nature, Humanity has not done anything wrong by loving it.”
The non-discriminatory Kadam flower of the rainy season is not just a seasonal flower, but it is a living document of equality and patriotism.
In a country where economic and social inequality between people is constantly increasing, Kadam flower teaches us how to embrace everyone.
If we can embody this generosity and impartiality of Kadam in our individual and national lives, then only will it be possible to build a beautiful, communist and non-discriminatory society.
(Writer: Essayist, Literary Writer. Email Address: eddanwar@gmail.com)
