Resilient Banyan sapling

Resilience is a virtue

that we all need.

Life situations change

in the blink of an eye.

If we don’t have tenacity,

we break like

a fragile vase.

So preparedness and adaptation—

the ability to bounce back,

to thrive in negligence

like a dandelion—

is necessary.

Being resilient

is a form of self-care.

As I saw a banyan sapling

poking out from a wall crevice,

and it made me happy.

Banyans can be enormous,

but the seeds are tiny.

Maybe a bird dispersed it

into that inhospitable nook.

But by sheer will to live,

the seed germinated,

stole sunlight,

and began growing.

If left alone,

it will thrive,

taking down the building.

That is resilience!