The Story of the Rose
Or why does the rose have thorns…
… It happened one fine day that the Rose bloomed, delighting the world with its gift of velvety petals and delicate fragrance… because that was its natural way of being: beauty, generosity, color, fragrance, delicacy…
And people admired it.
Those who loved it respected what the rose was, enjoying the gift it offered as they went on their way.
However, some wished this gift would bring them more joy, not just as much as they could grasp in their brief encounter where the rose offered its gift. These people thought that if they took the rose with them, they would enjoy its blessed gifts for a longer time.
Their intention was good, but their limited thinking did not help them realize that by plucking the rose, it would “die,” and its gift would bring joy to fewer people.
Because when you like a flower, you pick it to take home with you… but if you truly love it (and love involves a full understanding of what it is, the gift of that flower), then naturally you would be grateful for the joy of the experience you had by seeing, touching, and smelling that rose/flower.
As the rose desires to survive, its adaptation to being picked was to grow thorns to keep away those who selfishly desire it only for themselves or those who have not yet realized what the true gift/mission of a rose is.
We see the same in the desert where plants (think of cacti and others) have developed thorns to survive against animals that consume them, needing their water resources.
Similarly, at a much subtler level, the same mechanism occurs with humans.
As babies, their innocence makes them vulnerable like roses… to survive those who “aggress” them through their ignorance, their misunderstanding, and their informational limitations, they adapt by developing behavioral “thorns”.
To complete the circle, we discover how those who were not understood and accepted as children become later the very people who “aggress” in turn.
Therefore, I will say again and again, until everyone understands… that the true problem of humanity is the lack of information connected to reality or adapted to the problem of children: “There are no children with problems, only adults lacking the information to understand and correctly position themselves towards these children”; and children with problems are like roses developing thorns, hurting…
And because I am an idealist, I imagine that where there is a skilled gardener, where there are people who truly love, the thorns disappear, and only what is meant to remain: beauty, love, connection, sharing, joy…
And I conclude with a call…
How wonderful it would be to start not wanting to “have”, but to “be”!
What do you choose?…
To have roses or to be joyful, happy, grateful that roses exist?…”
