What I ABSOLUTELY HATE about cherry blossoms
As you might have noticed, cherry blossom season is in full swing. I really like to enjoy nature’s beauty, including blossoming cherry, apple or any other trees, as seemingly do many others as well.
However, there’s one thing that is really setting me up about this situation:
I’ve come across several people ripping off totally healthy flowers or even break off entire flowering branches. For several reasons, this really pisses me off!!
- Flowers provide nurture for many insects, including honey bees, which we all like and which nature desperately needs.
- Ripping off flowers or even entire branches is unhealthy and stressful for the plants.
- Many flowers will later turn into delicious fruits, which we also enjoy
- Ripping off flowers is highly anti-social behavior because instead of leaving it for everyone to enjoy, one person will just take it for his/her own joy.
I thought that any adult human being, even with a below-average IQ or level of empathy should realize this. However, this is obviously not the case.
Thus, I’d encourage everyone to:
1. not rip off healthy flowers or entire branches
2. address anyone you see doing so directly by criticizing this kind of behavior.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!