A Catalyst - "As it has always been"

How many times have I seen a catalyst and never acknowledged its life.

On a day when I see each element of life trying to react with another and unable to do so, I see a catalyst which breaks itself and rejoins keeping its original structure the same, to help two elements of life give an origin to a new compound.

Each time a catalyst enters such a reaction, catalyst knows it shall come out with no benefit for it, not even a small change in its own life. It still undertakes the assignment for the elements of life needs it, for the creation of something that can change the identity of both the elements, shall only be formed on the body of a catalyst.

Each time it attaches itself to one of them (the elements), it knows it will be left alone in the end. No matter what it does or not, nothing in its life is going to change. It knows, even when without him the substitution, replacement, combination... is not going to start, it bears no importance in the life of the compound or that of the elements of life.

It definitely takes a lot of courage to enter into an event knowing you will get attached, affinity shall be generated, you will see a part (as attached) of you leaving you for someone else and you will die for a moment. But you will, as you have to, come out as you were at the beginning.

As I realise this each day when I see catalysts around, I really want to stand by their side and say, "You did a great Job, I could never do so."

~ Lutarai (17/06/2011)