What is the flower language of cacti?
The following is an introduction for netizens about the flower language of cacti and some small knowledge of flower cultivation related to the symbolism and legends of cacti, with specific details as follows:
Cacti are supported by the "desert oasis," with strong drought and sun resistance. Even under such harsh conditions, cacti can still bloom. It is precisely because of the resilience and tenacity of cacti that you may wonder, what is the flower language of cacti? Let's take a look together!
The flower language of cacti
The flower language of cacti is resilience.
Legend of Cacti I
Cacti have an external stiffness and internal tenderness. In the beginning of creation, cacti were the weakest things in the world, delicate as water, and could lose their lives with a slight touch. God, taking pity on them, added a suit of armor to their hearts, hard as iron, covered with sharp steel spines. From then on, no one could see the heart of the cacti, and any creature that approached them would be bloodied. Long ago, a brave person wanted to eradicate this evil thing. With a sword strike, the cacti split into two halves, from which green liquid flowed. It turned out that this was the sealed heart of the cacti, which, due to no one understanding its loneliness, turned into tears, green tears that highlighted the resilience of the delicate cacti. Therefore, the flower language of cacti is - resilience.
Legend of Cacti II
Cacti were once very enchanting and stunning. When the Queen Mother of the West ordered all flowers to bloom in winter, not only peonies but also cacti refused. But why was there no mention of cacti? It is said that at that time, the beauty of the cacti was no less than that of peonies, and everyone mistook them for peonies.
Therefore, the Queen Mother banished them to the desert to be an unknown plant. Day by day, wind and sand eroded their beautiful appearance, and a thousand years of drought cracked their skin. Accompanied by nothing but wind and sand, they lost their former beauty under the scorching sun. In the severe environment, they were transformed. Their thick leaves were covered with fine spines. Those flowers returned to the heavenly garden due to certain factors, leaving only the disfigured cacti silently probing the cruel world in the desert.
Thousands of years passed, and the cacti finally had a chance to be reborn. This time, after being reborn as a person, the cacti were born into a happy and美满 family. However, due to the habits of thousands of years, they intentionally or unintentionally revealed some characteristics of cacti in life, such as strong vitality, cherishing every drop of water and nutrients, and always guarding against new things from the outside. These traits have not changed since their rebirth, of course, their greatest characteristic is still their enchanting appearance and kind-hearted nature. As the saying goes, it's easy to change the scenery but hard to change one's nature!
Legend of Cacti III
Long ago, at the foot of the Lofeng Mountain in the east of Yangshan City, there lived a wealthy family. This family had a daughter who was so beautiful that fish would sink and the moon would hide, loved by everyone who saw her. At that time, there was a lecherous man, although he was nearly sixty years old, he did not love himself and liked to chase women. Despite already having a wife and ten concubines, he was obsessed with new things and heard about this extremely beautiful woman, he could not help but drool. He sent someone with silver to propose marriage at the foot of Lofeng Mountain. The wealthy father, being greedy, saw the money and agreed to the marriage without caring about his daughter's happiness. The girl, hearing this, refused absolutely. However, what could she do with her parents' command and the matchmaker's words? "When all else fails, run!" She ran out of the house overnight. With the vast sky and endless earth, where could she hide? She didn't care and just kept walking. Finally, she came to the Fengping Depression. She was so hungry and tired that she couldn't walk anymore. At this time, she noticed a thatched cottage by the road and knocked on the door, planning to rest for a while before deciding what to do when dawn broke.
The door was opened by a young man. By the light of the pine torch, the girl saw that she recognized him; he often came to her house to sell firewood. The young man saw that she was the daughter of the wealthy family from the mountain. What was she doing alone here at night? The girl cried to the young man about her reason for leaving and her experience. The young man felt deep sympathy for her. He lived alone, with only one bed in his cottage, what should he do? He let the girl sleep on the bed, while he made a bed of straw on the ground. The girl lay in bed thinking: where should I go when dawn breaks? This young man is so kind-hearted, why not entrust my whole life to him? The girl revealed her true feelings to the young man and expressed her wish. The young man, delighted to receive such a hot cake, was overjoyed to have such a beautiful wife fall into his lap. Thus, with the heavens as the matchmaker and the earth as the witness, they became husband and wife for a hundred years.
One day, the young man returned home with a worried expression. His wife asked what was bothering him. He said, "Your father knows that we got married and is making things difficult for me. He won't buy my firewood anymore. If I can't sell the firewood, what will I buy rice with?" The wife said, "Don't worry! When I left, I brought a gold bowl. You can exchange it for rice." The young man looked at the gold bowl the wife took out and said, "Such a bowl can also be found in the deep mountains." "Really?" "It's even bigger." "Let's go see it." So, the two of them went to the deep mountains. This place was where the young man often sharpened his knife, and the bowl was indeed bigger than a basin, shining brightly. The wife was very happy after seeing it and said, "With this magic bowl, we won't have to worry about not having rice." At this time, the gold bowl suddenly spoke, "I am a magic bowl, what do you want?" The couple both said, "Food is the most important thing for the people, rice is enough." "Alright! I will give you a bag of seeds, and if you plant them, you will have a good harvest." From then on, the couple worked hard from dawn to dusk, cultivating land, raising pigs and chickens, and their life gradually improved. They built a new house and even planted many fruit trees around it.
The wealthy man at the foot of Lofeng Mountain heard about the son-in-law's magic bowl and wanted to come and抢 it. When he led his retainers to the Fengping Depression, a sudden gust of wind carried the young couple to the clouds and the immortals took them to the heavenly palace. The wealthy man, in astonishment, saw the magic bowl turn into a huge hand, covering the sky, and in an instant, it pressed the wealthy man and his retainers under a large boulder, from which they could not escape. From then on, the large boulder, about six to seven feet wide, ten feet long, and more than ten feet high, left a thumbprint over an inch deep, with clear palm and finger patterns. Therefore, the common people called it "仙人掌" (cactus), and the scholars included it in the "Ten Scenes of Yangshan," calling it "Stone Palm Immortal Trace."
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