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I- KAMRAN’s Blog: Dedicated to the Common Good- aiming to be a source of hope and inspiration; enabling us all to move from despair to hope; darkness to light and competition to cooperation. “Let the beauty we love be what we do.”-Rumi
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“In Paradise a garden lies” " is the opening epigraph of the 1909 book 'The Joy of Gardens' by Lena May McCauley.The phrase serves as a beautiful reflection on the origins of the word "paradise," which traces back to the ancient Persian word pairidaēza, meaning a "walled garden" or "enclosed park".
'Nine paradise gardens in Iran are collectively listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Eram Garden (pictured above) built in the 12th century is one of the most splendid.'Photo credit and more: Almost Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence: the Paradise Pleasure Gardens of Ancient Persia
N.B. This week I have been glued to our TV screen watching the live programmes from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It has been a great joy, full of moments of inspiration, reflection, meditation, calmness and mindfulness. Then, we are blessed also with exceptionally wonderful weather this week, warm, blue skies and sunshine.
Everything looks better and brighter when the sun is shining. Everyone has a smile on their faces. Neighbours and friends you bump to look happier than usual. Indeed, they look as if they are happy to see you! My wife and I have a special corner in our garden we call our ‘ love garden’ where from dawn to dusk and even later we go to and feel total bliss in the company of Mother Nature and enjoy listening to the most beautiful orchestra performing the symphony of love, hope and joy.
Thus, the piece below, recalling my ode to gardens, which was first posted on 15 July 2020 with the title of ‘World in Chaos and Despair: The Healing Power of Gardens’.
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