To Russ - On Flowers…
This is my response to Russ’s blog on Valentine’s Day flowers. His blog link is as follows: http://www.lusty4rusty.blogspot.com/
In keeping with the theme of angry bitterness, I second Russ’ argument in the blog. Being a girl, I have been on the receiving end of many a poor innocent flower. Shouldn’t we all stop and think about the whole concept of purchasing flowers as gifts?
I mean, maybe buying one flower every now and then can be excusable under certain circumstances, but nothing can justify the wholesale destruction of multitudes of flowers for the simple pleasure of two fools in love.
If you really cared about each other, I am sure you can find other ways to express your love without having to resort to killing off flowers. Face it, buying flowers is just an easy way out for those who cannot or will not think of any other way to impress their significant other. This brings us to the caveman theory. It is almost as if we (females and males alike) all believe that the male who shows up at the door with the most slain flowers proves himself to be the one who is best suited to take care of the female. Oh pleeeaaaseeee.
Furthermore, participating in this mindless frenzy of flower purchasing, you yourselves become like the flowers- sheep being led to slaughter. Stop and think of the ridiculous prices you have to pay for the flowers and then… realize that YOU (yes, all of you) are in fact the ones encouraging vendors to charge the ridiculous prices by consenting through your purchases!
Let us grow and expand our minds to other forms of loving expressions that do not require floral scapegoats for humanity’s lack of creativity (and sensibility?).
Save the Flowers!
March 7th, 2006 at 7:57 am
we are not bitter..oh no, not at all..
no flowers were hurt during the writing of these posts…
April 7th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
WOW. I’m astonished. First time reading your blog and this flower thing is something i think about since many years! ask Edith =)
Anyway… I just wanted to point out that flowers are just the least imaginative gift i can think of for a woman… If it is what your woman request.. well.. just change woman! =)
I propose instead to offer plants… plants symbolize longevity, growth! Flowers are comdamn to a certain death… like all of us you say? right, but at least, not only to be an element of decoration…
Stop using flowers as toilet paper! Photograph them, draw them, smell them while they are in the field, make love on them (if you are not too heavy) but stop killing them to please an egoist need.
Notice that there are lots of bigger problems in the world.. but that is one that we can fix easily…