My mystical orchid

Orchid is one of my favorite flowers. Some says it is hard to maintain, while others opposites. I got this chance to own one. However, due to the long distance shipping, after I separated it from the package, I found some flower buds dropped down struggling to blossom as the rest of them. In the end, they still did not make it. Then, the situation got worse. The flowers on the whole branch started to dry and fall down. I thought I might lose this stem.

Due to the internship in another city, I came home every week to water them as the instruction indicates. However, the weather in Riverside is as what it suppose to be - dessert. One week, after I got home, the first thing I saw is the other branch totally cracked and lingered along the supporting stick. Sad is the only word to express my feeling. This is the last health stem. Due to the dry and hot weather, the flowers on the branch became the burden of it due to the lack of water . Eventually,  the branch lost the fight again the gravity and paid the price of life to support the flowers. I hope I have a chance to help them. However, all I can do is to use a small clip to rest the stem on a supporting stick and gave them some water.

I always believe all plants just as animals have their own spirit and strength to fight for life. The following week, I saw it gave up some leaves, all flowers, and drained up the branch, to provide new life. A small branch slowly stretched out from the middle part of the stem, right below the golden dried branch. While the branch with empty flowers on the other stem grew some small flower buds. The new form of life restarted.

I was amazed by the speed of recovering and growth, the spirit of life, just like phoenix's nirvana and rebirth out of ashes. Sometimes, when we were at a cross road, we need to learn to give up somethings and be patient.