The Hidden Secret

Not everything can be judged by what it looks like, for they have something cannot be seen until you carry on a closer observation—the hidden secret.

To start with, I want to share with you the hidden secret of touch-me-not, which is also named bashful mimosa or sensitive plant. You must have known about this amazing small plant that will close up its leaves and droop bashfully when touched, and usually will re-open within minutes. There is a universal belief that this plant is extremely sensitive, delicate and weak, which gives her the beautiful name bashful mimosa and also make her the symbol of shyness. But my impression of mimosa totally changed last Thursday when I came across this plant on my way home.

After school when I resorted to walking back to Eton Hall instead of taking the unpunctual school bus, I suddenly found some mimosas growing in the grass halfway. Curiosity seized me and invited me play with these interesting plants. Later on, the idea of taking one of them home to plant into a pot occurred to me and I reached out my evil hands, trying to pull it out of the soil. But the moment I touched the stem, I feel an unexpected pain in my finger. “Oh. No! It’s biting me!”I shouted. All of a sudden, it dawned on me that this so weak-looking plant turned out to be equipped with sharp prickles! I was shocked at how it hides its strength so covertly until you nearly hurt it. The hidden secret of touch-me-not, which is finally unfold to the world, turned out to be the prickles, the threat to anyone who come too close.

Another amazing plant with a hidden secret, which I only hear of, is a kind of orchid living in the tropical forest with a special flower as long as 30cm! Lying in the bottom of the flower is its honey and pollen. But no birds or insects have such a long beak to reach the bottom of this flower except for a species of hummingbird that can enjoy the honey and help carry the pollen at the same time. The hidden secret of this orchid is the hidden honey, which is only offered to those who has the ability to enjoy it and appreciate it.

Even the plants have their hidden secrets which are demanding for us to find out, let alone the human being. The hidden secrets of human vary from one to another. But they have at least one thing in common that no matter how hard you try to unfold their secrets, there is still doubt whether you can succeed or not.

Perhaps you will end with the bitter bite of prickle, or if you are fortune enough and you are the right person, maybe you can meet with the sweet honey deep inside. Who knows.