Why flowers are a waste of money and not

I came home from work

and whoa, a big bouquet of beautiful flowers was perched on the coffee table

Purple and white and yellow and pink they were

in a small fish bowl

yes, a vase which looked like it

So, Aunty, where did you get those flowers?

"The patient was discharged from the hospital

and left those flowers behind

the cleaner asked if I wanted to have them

and i said, they're beautiful, so why not"

So,

1) patient does not appreciate those flowers which probably cost over $100.

Bright and healthy and alive they were, in a beautiful fish bowl - and the patient left them behind??

and

2) the flowers will die soon and fade away

So, flowers are a waste of money.

Well, hmm..maybe a waste of money on that patient.

But cons aside,

- i'm sure those flowers were an unexpected surprise that brought a smile to the lonely patient after his/her ordeal

- the visitor probably cared enough to spend that amount of money on a patient who didn't truly appreciate those flowers per say. His/her intention for care was beyond the issue of money.

- the flowers brightened up the room, brought colour and life to the patient's spirits

- the flowers are still alive, and now bringing colour and life to our living room.

- maybe the patient wanted to pass on the beauty of the flowers to someone else and not keep it to him/herself.

and we'll all die soon and fade away anyway...i guess flowers deserve care and appreciation just as much.

but i'm not going to that Canberra Floriade (flower show) again..once was enough.. =P

Why am i talking about flowers? i don't know. I just felt like it. --> having a mental variation from what i was doing prior...

bye now