「In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.
We eat, drink, sing, dance, and flirt with them.
We wed and christen with flowers.
We dare not die without them.
We have worshipped with the lily, we have meditated with the lotus, we have charged in battle array with the rose and the chrysanthemum.
We have even attempted to speak in the langurage of flowers.
How could we live without them?
It frightens one to conceive of a world bereft of their presence.
What solace do they not bring to the bedside of the sick, what a light of bliss to the darkness of weary spirits?
Their serene tenderness restores to us our warning confidence in the universe even as the intent gaze of a beautiful child recalls our lost hopes.
When we are laid low in the dust it is they it is they who linger in sorrow over our graves. 」
(From the Book of Tea; Flowers, p.90-91, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, Japan)
Flowers are everywhere in our daily life, not only for personal affairs but also for the socials.
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