Story time. Lee and I went to thre grocery store like normal and our first stop was the florist section. I know that they keep discounted flowers in a bucket on the floor. Not the best of the bunch but usually worth it. I found a bunch with four red roses marked down to $2. Perfect. So I grabbed them and stepped away. Oops. Needed two boquets. Two girls in the house, and Ive learned I need to bring home two boquets. I picked out one with carnations and daisies, again for $2. So we make our way to the cashier who was a young girl and with a bag boy who obviously chose her line to work. So the flowers go down the row and I tell her to smell them. At this point the boy had the boquet and smelled them. He was surprised and handed them to het to smell. I told them both that now you can tell everyone that youve stopped and smelled the roses. We all laughed. Then the girl asked me who they were for and I said my wife and daughter. I mentioned I like giving flowers, after all they were only $2. I said people will blindly spend five dollars on a cup of coffee, but talk themselves out of buying flowers for someone. I said if we spent more on flowers instead of coffee the world would be a better place. Thats when I over heard the cashier in the other lane say I wish someone would give me flowers. Now, Ive been buying flowers for a very long time and this scenario ALWAYS happens. So often Im not surprised by it anymore. Ive had women ask me what Ive done wrong. If Im in trouble. Or its a birthday or anniversary. I had a women get mad at her boyfriend. I had one woman ask me to tell her husband waiting outside to buy her flowers. Ive felt sadness, rage, jealousy, remorse, lust and every once in awhile Ill get a compliment for being thoughtful. Heres the simple truth why I give flowers to girls. They like getting them. Thats it. Random flowers whenever the mood strikes. However not all flowers are equal, thats the trick! So Lee and I got back to the car and I told him to always be free to give a girl flowers. I mentioned that $2 was a good value and if you figure our boquet had four roses in it, you could make four people happy. He replied I could get four girlfriends! I corrected him and explained to be careful with roses. Roses make a girl feel special. Carnations and other flowers you can give to anyone anytime. But roses, those are special. I told him white are for those who you respect. Teacher, church types. Yellow are for family. Pink are for friends or girlfriends. And red - I began to say when Lee cut me off Are for true love! I told him he was right. And love is the most powerful force in the universe. Yes...yes it is. So I amend my statement from earlier. I like giving flowers because you never know where they will lead you. I made two young ones stop and notice each other. Made two girls happy at home. And had a great conversation with my son about the power of love and its affect. Thats a lot of value from a $2 fistful of not so perfect flowers sitting in a bucket in the corner on the floor.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:09:07 +0000
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