Orchids teach us many things, but the most important are the two Ps: patience and perseverance. It takes patience to wait the 18 years it takes to produce some of those wonderful flowers from seed. There are 30,000 species produced by nature and hundreds of thousands of hybrids added by man. Orchids can be the purest white or almost solid black (as seen below). Brilliant sky-blue is a rare colour for flowers, but it is found in some terrestrial species and Vandas. Every hue of the rainbow is represented by an orchid flower. It’s no mystery why artists and photographers are fascinated by the intricate details and ethereal colours of orchids.

Source: Canadian Living

White Orchids. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Pugs are clowns at heart, but they carry themselves with dignity. Pugs are playful dogs, ready and able for games, but they are also lovers, and must be close to their humans. Pugs love to be the center of attention, and are heartsick if ignored. Source: Dogtime

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart,
the less capable you are of loving in the present.
~ Barbara De Angelis

To be angry is to revenge the fault of others upon ourselves.
~ Alexander Pope

Pugs made their way to the Western world in the 16th century, when they were imported from China primarily by Portuguese and Dutch traders. Later, when King William III and Queen Mary II took the English throne in 1689, they brought Pugs with them to English shores. Source: Vetstreet

One must always welcome one’s problems.
Because problems gives us dual advice.
Firstly, one can know how to solve them.
Secondly, one learn how to avoid them in the future.
And always have faith in God.

~SantaBanta

Love is just a word. Your actions give it meaning.
There’s a Moon which livens up your nights.
There’s a Sun which brightens your day.
There are stars which shine for you.
And here it’s me who lives for you.

~Santabanta

A fulfilled life is not possible without friends. Thanks for making my life wholesome. You are the reason for my sleepless nights. You’re the reason why I tend to hold my pillow tight. It’s you that I’m thinking of when I lay down at night. And you’re the reason I can’t sleep without saying you Good Night. ~SantaBanta

Birds have feathers, wings, lay eggs and are warm blooded.
Some bird species are intelligent enough to create and use tools.
Around 20% of bird species migrate long distances every year.

Source: ScienceKids

Be close to that person who makes you happy but be closer
to that person who can’t be happy without you. ~SantaBanta