

"Love the rose without plucking it."π€π
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English writer and politician.π π
This metaphor can carry a deep meaning about the value of respect, tenderness and preserving beauty. ππYou can enjoy something and love it without appropriating or trying to possess it. ππThis is probably about the highest level of enlightenment.πβ€ Well, or striving for it. π€©β‘