Taking a minute away from tech and social media I would like to tell you about my plants and how I think everyone would benefit from having them in their lives. I may be a little crazy for naming my plants but it makes for an interesting story.
Five years ago, a good friend of mine gave me a small twisted bamboo plant. I was a bit hesitant to accept it at first but since it really only needs water to survive I thought I would give it a go. Today, my five year old Bamboo plant named Oji-san is still alive and kicking. There have been times when I forgot to water it for weeks or the time the sun dried it out completely. But low and behold this Bamboo plant did not give up and I learned no matter how bad things get I cannot give up either. I thought that if Oji-san can survive on less water, I can learn to survive on less resources too. This past January, I was faced with a very difficult economic hardship and like Oji-san I had to adapt to my new environment and learn to stay within the boundaries imposed by my hardship. Eight months later, I can tell you thanks to the lesson taught by my bamboo plant, Oji-san, I am stronger and smarter having survived the hardship. I look to the future with unbounded optimism and I know I will be ready for whatever comes my way.
Recently, I decided to give Oji-san some company and so through Facebook I stumbled upon some very unique looking plants called “airplants” which are much like my bamboo plant in that they only need water to survive. I named my airplants - Clyde, Spiky and The Three Evil Step Sisters. Let me tell you why I named them. The Three Evil Step Sisters are all the same species but only once in their lifetime do they bloom beautiful flowers. Clyde looks like a perfect kaleidoscope when you look at it directly top down and Spiky, well, it is very spiky.
Another point I would like to make is that even though they are just plants they are alive. They stay alive only with my help and that makes me the most important person in their lives. It has made me more responsible and more of a caring person. I love my plants! They have even given me something to write about. I know you are at least a little bit curious so just check out Airplants.com. They have a large assortment of different species, they are inexpensive and require little care. Enjoy them and don’t be embarrassed when you start naming them yourself.
