Thursday, January 18, 2018

本色乎?改造乎?



secretary to his boss⋯⋯

Cactus is prickly , tough and difficult. But It is also very sensitive, if it does not get enough /right water and light ,it will weaken or die. It has very beautiful flowers.  Do you know what it’s beautiful flowers means? —-Passionate !

You are like a cactus, look prickly and difficult outside, but you are tender and sensitive inside.  You  constantly need attention and love. You actually are very passionate. —-from Korean drama—“The juggler”

我拿了幾盆開著橘色小花的沙漠植物(succulent)去教會分給大家,有一位會友指著他貼有band aid 的手指給我看:「這好像是我家後院那簇『巨無霸』,它長得又高又大,五尺高,莖葉互相攀纏,圓周直徑有五尺,我必須常常修剪它,否則失控,會霸佔整個小庭院,它的葉子有很多刺,常常刺扎我的手,你看,討厭又頭痛!」

不過他還是很好奇,把這些沙漠植物端詳、翻轉、觸碰了一番:「奇怪,葉緣有鋸齒卻不傷手,葉子柔軟舒服,它會長得很高大嗎?」

「不會,頂多不過兩尺!」

「太好了,我想它是『巨無霸』的改良種,它不拒人於千里之外,有自制,沒有粗氣,把自己修養得這麼優雅吸引人⋯⋯」他很高興地拿走了一盆。

「你家的那簇『巨無霸』長錯了地方,你的前屋主也種錯了植物,它應該長在沙漠裏、公路旁、大住宅區的入口、作大公司的景觀,讓它有地方和機會盡量發揮,雄偉壯觀。」

「人各有志,能各得其所,是最美的。」他若有所悟,作了一個結論:「植物亦然!」

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