Re: plantdom

From: Betsytrips at aol.com on 1999.01.19 at 19:19:52(2929) Dewey is absolutely right. This dis-ease is a Godsend. Without it most of us with this 'habit' would not beable to hang onto this spinning world we live in. It is our peace and our love. It shows us our faults and our attributes...big time. Now it is costly and time consuming, but it is well worth the joy that can be had both from the plants, collecting them in the jungle, buying, stealing,and borrowing, etc. and from the search for knowledge about them. This habit is quick to show us our spiritual status for when we are down, the plants go down and when we are up, the plants grow and flourish. Should all be so blessed with this dis-ease, perhaps not with its obsessive qualities that most of us have. Perhaps if we could enjoy the plants just for what they are and not have to have each and every beautiful speciman, we might find plantdom a peaceful joy rather than the compulsive joy most of us do. I am sure many and all have their perspective about this subject. I would suspect the time of year and the utiltiy bill for those of us in the colder regions, might have an influence upon our perspective. Our families might have a complementary exponent either for or against our enjoyment of this dis- ease. Jobs certainly may have a deleterious influence upon our appreciation of this dis-ease of plantdom. I guess it depends where you are in life and in the moment that gives us the clues to our addiction, for it can be an addiction. This dis-ease has many faces. If we can learn to turn all of the faces in the direction of joy, we have it made. Certainly there is great joy in the comraderie of plant friends that helps alleviate the discomfort of this dis- ease. +More Betsy

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