Flowers

The flower is, as the poet and life artist Peter Hille said, the smile of the plant. Beautifully put, and while it is also true, there is more to it. Not only do flowers serve the ecological and technical function of attracting pollinators with their smiles and scents, and delighting our fellow humans as a bouquet, but they also inspire artists and philosophers with their mere existence, without which our world of thoughts would be poorer and less joyful. In fact, flowers are also imbued with creativity and wisdom to fulfill their purpose here on earth. Their ambition is ultimately to cover the surface of our planet with their diverse beauty and splendor of colors, even to conquer it. And that is not so easy; there is plenty of competition from other plants and animals, not to mention humans.