dimanche 3 juin 2018

Coming Into Full Bloom With Tulips

By Jeffrey Myers


Some people like to eat meat. Other people like to eat foliage like vegetables and fruits. Ideally, most dieticians would advocate a mixture of both. As such, humans are subservient to nature in the sense that the natural world is where most foodstuffs come from. But human society has managed to control and cultivate nature though agriculture and farming. But the things that are consumed are not the only plants man has cultivated. Man has also cultivated decorative plants like Siam tulips, a flower.

A Siam tulip is a flower. Generally speaking, the stem is quite long. The bulb, the thing that most people think of as the main part of the flower, comes in differing shades of pink and red. On some occasions, the bulb can even present as brown. It should be noted that it is not in fact a tulip and is in fact a type of ginger.

Humanity has had some cultural connection to flowers. Some myths depict humans as either coming from the bud of a flower. Other myths in other parts of the planet depict the flower as being a necessary ingredient in some spell or potion or being otherwise special in some other way. It is clear that plants play a clear and present role in human culture, though that role may vary depending on the specific cultural mythology involved.

Some people grow flowers as a hobby, a thing to do for fun and to pass the time. Other people do it as a profession, growing plants to sell to either customers or for retail outlets who then sell the flora to customers. For any number of reasons, people like gardening.

A bouquet is tradition for human celebration. When beauty queen wins a pageant, they are generally given a crown, a sash, and a bouquet. When people celebrate occasions, a bouquet is often given to the celebrant or the guest of honor.

Now, in terms of romance, flowers are not just appropriate in regards to courtship. A person can get their partner flowers just because, for no reason at all. Of course, when a person messes up, flowers are a traditional accompaniment to a heartfelt apology.

Plant life also makes a space more beautiful. A space, any space can be made brighter by the presence of flora. A sterile space can seem more homely by a potted plant, more like a place that has been lived in.

The scent of a flower can also be the basis of a scent in perfume. Admittedly, the Siam tulip is said to have no scent, but other flowers do. The scent of flora can be overwhelming at times, but being around things that smell good is still preferable to the opposite.

Nature covers the whole of the planet, and man is the dominant species of the world. Humankind may believe itself to the masters of the natural world. To some extent, that is true. Man can exert some control over the flora of the world. But to an even greater extent, humanity is in fact subservient to the natural world, entirely dependent on it for almost everything.




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