Just Sugarcane - Simple Lessons


 Just Sugarcane - Simple lessons.

By Wambura FN


I sit here to while away the time and rest.  I have been on my feet since arrival, doing this and that. And today I take a pause and just glide through the day, to just be and exist. 


This year has been some level of shit, but all has been good; I have loved, hurt, broke my heart, had others shred my heart into pieces, been kind, been stupid and I have  procrastinated. Sigh!

And this Corona ... we have all been impacted and future implications of this pandemic are still uncertain. All we can do for now is take all precautions. Learn to unlearn. Embrace the new normal. At least try.  


No idle sitting as soak in this afternoon sun. Oh my, this is what I miss, sitting out in the sun and allowing its rays hug me in a tight embrace. Such soothing warmth. I go grab a sugarcane. And just like that, am awakened. Weired! I take a deep look at the cane in my hand and contemplate life. I think deep and hard and, interesting enough, draw lessons.


Sugarcane stalk is divided into segments, and each joint has a bud which shoots  when sugarcane is propagated and cutting buried in the soil. Simple lesson here is  to take each day and task at a time and as it comes. To do the most in one day. To be courageous and bold for just this day. To love and be kind today. For today is my all and forever. 

In addition, to allow myself to be buried in focus, and to step outside of my comfort zone as I cut off the bits that don't serve any more. Only then will I begin to shoot, to grow and to transform into the plant am meant to be. And to finally be!


I take a look at the tough skin covering the stalk. Its resilience. Its ability to withstand all manner of weather. You know the old adage  ' to develop a thick/tough skin?' Well, I try to. I will try to. Lesson here is just to develop a thick skin that covers a calmer and softer inner. A cover that won't allow the corrosive and toxic people and habits. Of importance is to protect the inner good and for my skin to beautifully hold the 'me' within me. To hold my inner peace and wisdom that align me to my wellness and purpose. 


There is a feeling that comes with taking a bite, and chew with eyes closed. You know that ka feeling ... Sugarcane does that. 

I take a big chunk and chew with eyes closed to truly savor the flavors in the mouth at the moment. Am present in the moment and closing my eyes reduces the distraction around allowing me to experience this orgasmic moment in a way never had before. Simple lesson really, to enjoy life in the moment, that all there is. Any Elkhart Tolle person here? Well, ...


Anyhu, am just here munching on this piece of cane that bursts with dazzling sweetness. I chew the chunks and spit out the fibrous remnants  into a damp.  Like life. 

Live. Love. Laugh.

Be safe. Stay safe. 

We write on. Always,

Wambura F. N

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