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[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a little dash of creation in your destruction to remind you of Saṃsāra and our completely inconsequential existence in the Universe.

I both love and hate this photo. Cute little bright yellow blooms telling me that things are very bad.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a reminder that species do go extict, but these flowers are not a new species. This is not really creation. To be fair it could lead to some in the future. Evolution of new species takes some time.

[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking more about the new bloom as a creation/rebirth metaphor, not that the plant itself is some new genetic mutation. I apologise, I likely wasn't entirely clear with my navel-gazing.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I feel I should apologize too, I'm not always grasping metaphors correctly. I actually like your Saṃsāra association.