so that we humans can enjoy your beauty. Why have I never thought of your ultimate gift until now?? I have always loved the gift of flowers and for me, especially Roses...yet I never thought about your ultimate sacrifice.
You have taught me about community with your multiple layers and your reliance on stems and branches!
You have taught me patience...as you slowly move through your unfolding into blossom and
you have shown me the power of being grounded and rooted..as your branches support you and your family by their deep life within and below the soil.
With all that you have shared..I missed a key piece...your willingness to give your life!!
Your sacrifice brings me to my question. Would you prefer that we in the human family admire your beauty and let you be...so that you can live and thrive as we all wish to do?
I/we have gotten into such a habit of just removing you from your home, I/we never even thought to consider what you might want. Forgive us. Sad to say for far to long we have not given to much thought to our family members in the natural world!!
More and more of us are waking up to realize our intimate relationship with you..thus, I need to hear your answer to my question and any other wisdom you would like to share with me/us!
Dearest Assunta,
Not to many people even think to raise the question you have raised. We, like so many of our sisters and brothers have truly been taken for granted as gifts for the human with no consideration of "a life of our own"! We are still objects for so many...! It is nice to be recognized for the Gift that we are..and to have acknowledged the giving of our lives, as we do, on a regular basis. That gives me and all of us hope that our true relationship will ultimately be recognized and honored.
Think for a minute.. what it would be like to have us grow and blossom, FREE to be who we are and able to complete our life cycle without any worry of our lives being abruptly ended!
We would still be sharing our beauty with you...and at the same time..honoring and enjoying our own life process! What a gift for you and for us.
It would require breaking a life time habit of simply cutting or pulling us away from our homes.. in order to be in yours!.
Does this mean you could not have us IN your homes...? For some of us.. like myself..yes. Rose bushes would not thrive inside..! Be creative..grow flowers and plants that like to be inside and enjoy them there! No cutting needed, unless you are gently pruning!
Would all of this be that difficult?? A major change yes! But..a change that would reflect our new relationship...one that honors the life and growth of us flowers and plants, as well as the human!
Does that answer your question, Assunta? As you often say..this conversation was not quite what you expected yet I hope you can understand and appreciate our viewpoint!
Dear Rose,
You have answered my question and given me/us life giving options! Will it require change...Yes..but the best part as you said..is the honoring of YOUR LIVES as well as our own!
Thank you so much.
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