An area of cultivated shrubs in a park or garden is known as a shrubbery. When clipped as topiary, shrubs generally have dense foliage and many small leafy branches growing close together. Many shrubs respond well to renewal pruning, in which hard cutting back to a ‘stool’ results in long new stems known as "canes". Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character. Shrubs in common garden practice are generally broad-leaved plants, though some smaller conifers such as Mountain Pine and Common Juniper are also shrubby in structure. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen.

     As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited  signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private   study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful   wrapped gift box.

     Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

     Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his  father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had   not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed   to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

     He began to search his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible.It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports  car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words…PAID IN FULL.

     How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

सिर पर सफ़ेद टोपी लगाये एक बच्चा आया, रंग-बिरंगे पुष्प देखकर ललचाया. पुष्प पर सत्ता की तितली बैठी देखकर उसका मन ललचाया, तितली को पकड़ने के लिए हाथ बढाया, तितली उड़ गयी. बच्चा तितली के पीछे दौड़ा, गिरा, रोते हुए रह गया खडा ।

कुछ देर बाद भगवा वस्त्रधारी दूसरा बच्चा खाकी पैंटवाले मित्र के साथ आया. सरोवर में खिला कमल का पुष्प उसके मन को भाया, मन ललचाया, बिना सोचे कदम बढाया, किनारे लगी काई पर पैर फिसला, गिरा, भीगा और सिर झुकाए वापिस लौट गया, कोने मे खड़ा चुपचाप सब देखता रहा ।

तभी चक्र घुमाता तीसरा बच्चा अनुशासन को तोड़ता, शोर मचाता घर में घुसा और हाथ में हँसिया-हथौडा थामे चौथा बच्चा उससे जा भिड़ा. दोनों टकराए, गिरे, कांटें चुभे और वे चोटें सहलाते सिसकने लगे ।

हाथी की तरह मोटे, अक्ल के छोटे, कुछ बच्चे एक साथ धमाल मचाते आए, औरों की अनदेखी कर जहाँ मन हुआ वहीं जगह घेरकर हाथ-पैर फैलाये. धक्का-मुक्की में फूल ही नहीं पौधे भी उखाड़ लाये ।

कुछ देर बाद भारत माता घर में आयीं, कमरे की दुर्दशा देखकर चुप नहीं रह पायीं, दुःख के साथ बोलीं- ‘ मत दो झूटी सफाई, मत कहो कि घर की यह दुर्दशा तुमने नहीं तितली ने बनाई. काश तुम तितली को भुला पाते, काँटों को समय रहते देख पाते, मिल-जुल कर रह पाते, ख़ुद अपने लिये लड़ने की जगह औरों के लिए कुछ कर पाते तो आदमी बन जाते ।

अभी भी समय है,, बड़े हो जाओ,,,
आदमीं बन जाओ ।

Koi deewana kehta hai, koi pagal samajhta hai,
Magar dharti ki bechaini ko bas baadal samajhta hai,
Main tujhse door kaisa hoon, tu mujhse door kaisi hai,
Ye tera dil samajhta hai ya mera dil samajhta hai