Weekly Quote: On Spring and Flowers
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." ~ Pablo Neruda
Just like in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, removing a physical object cannot stop the arrival of a feeling, or a season. You can cut all the flowers, but spring will come anyway. And, eventually, the spring grinches will be unable to keep up with all the growth happening in the world.
But aside from the obvious, this quote could refer to something else entirely. It could just as easily refer to a parent trying to keep their child young forever. You can treat them like a child, but adulthood will still come. This was just the first to come to my mind; I'm sure there are many others, and I'd like to hear them.
What do you think other applications of this quote could be?
Just like in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, removing a physical object cannot stop the arrival of a feeling, or a season. You can cut all the flowers, but spring will come anyway. And, eventually, the spring grinches will be unable to keep up with all the growth happening in the world.
But aside from the obvious, this quote could refer to something else entirely. It could just as easily refer to a parent trying to keep their child young forever. You can treat them like a child, but adulthood will still come. This was just the first to come to my mind; I'm sure there are many others, and I'd like to hear them.
What do you think other applications of this quote could be?
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