Smelling the Flowers 3

If everything we do on our project tasks works out perfectly, we, and perhaps those around us, quickly loose the appreciation of success. Sometimes, we will have some failures or difficult experiences, but these will only serve to enhance the positive ones. In a way, our project life experience is, as Saba Afghani expresses it, like the true enjoyment of a flower garden.

The beauty of a garden is not solely from the flowers, but also the thorns.
There is the need of sorrow to live in this world.
Saba Afghani

गुलशन की फ़क़त फूलों से कांटों भी ज़ीनत होती है
जीने के लिये इस दुनिया में ग़म की ज़रूरत होती है
सबा अफ़ग़नी

گلشن کی فقط پھلوں سے نہیں کانٹون بھی زینت ہوتی ہے
جینے کے لئے اس دنیا میں غم کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے
صبا افغانی

फ़क़त, فقط = solely, only; ज़ीनत, زینت = beauty

Remember that during a project, it is possible to prick your finger. That does not mean, however, that the flower or the garden is ruined.