A naartjie (also called mandarin or tangerine) is a small round citrus fruit we usually enjoy in winter.
This fruit makes me think of each day we get to live. It has the same amber glow of the rising African sun and each morning, I have no idea if the naartjie in my hand is sweet, sour, or something in between.
As we wake up each day, we get the opportunity to unwrap the skin. Inside we get segments – work, play, family, rest, whatever we fill our day with.
Time is a precious and scarce commodity and runs out quickly. When it is time to sleep again, we wonder what happened to time today. And if this time-scarceness happens every day, it may cause a life of despair, because we eventually forget how to live. (I also wrote about this in my blog https://annathewarrior.com/2023/01/13/postponed-dreams/)
It is good to live today, but what about tomorrow? After today, what are you doing to have naartjies again? Do you toss the naartjie pips in the rubbish bin? And what about the skins?
What are we doing today to have a better tomorrow? The pip we plant may give us new naartjie trees in years to come. You could eventually have so much that you can share your small trees or stash of naartjies with others.
The skin we so easily toss also has properties we could creatively use in many areas of our lives. Many times the small actions of now have big consequences tomorrow!
Seize the moment of this day. Do one thing that will make tomorrow a better one.
And remember to breathe and rest in between.
Copyright Annalie Anticevich© August 2024
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