Motherly Earth: The Botanical Garden

The Botanical garden of Queen's Campus reminded me of my homeland today. I liked the big trees, flowers, vegetables, and above all the earth. When the drops of rain fell on the groung, I could smell the earth very much in the same way I did it in my garden and land. In the Nepali language, the earth is called the mother "Dharti Mata". It is because all the living creatures and the non living things exist on it. We weeded out unnecessary plants around some big trees, spread the mulch, trimmed off some small, irregular and unwanted branches of some trees at the stems, and so on. When you are asked whether hunger or food is greater, your answer may depend on situation. But I could see all my friends eating whatever they had without complaining because hunger was greater after hard work. I do not mean that the food we had was bad but it was not like going to cafeteria and choosing the items you like. Another interesting thing for me was the "wedding garden" in the area. The garden is mailny used for wedding ceremonies. It was being cleaned and prepared for one ceremony in the afternoon. I think some people love nature so much that they do not even care for big party palaces. I felt very good when I touched the earth and smelt it. I realized that the earth is the same everywhere whether it is New York or elsewhere. I do not feel that I am away from my motherland because the motherly earth is the same here as well. Thanks to Queen's Campus for this opportunity.