The symbolization and implications of cacti
Abstract: This article elaborates on the symbolization and implications of cacti, as well as the explanation of the flower language and legends of cacti. Please refer to the detailed introduction below.
Cacti are supported by the "desert oasis", with strong drought and resistance to intense sunlight. Even under such harsh conditions, cacti can still bloom. It is precisely because of the perseverance 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 externally tough but internally soft heart. In the beginning of creation, cacti were the most fragile things in the world, as delicate as water, and could lose their lives at the slightest touch. God, taking pity on them, added a suit of armor to their hearts, as hard as iron, covered with harmful steel thorns. From then on, no one could see the heart of the cacti, and any creature that approached them would be covered in blood. After a long time, a brave person wanted to eradicate this evil thing. With a swing of his sword, the cacti split into two, revealing a green liquid inside. It turned out that this was the sealed heart of the cacti, which had turned into tear drops due to the loneliness that no one understood, making the fragile cacti even more resilient. Therefore, the flower language of cacti is - resilience.
The symbolization and implications of cacti
Legend of cacti II
Cacti were once very enchanting and astonishing. 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 cacti was no less than that of peonies, and everyone mistook them for peonies.
Therefore, the Queen Mother banished them to the desert to become an unknown plant. Day by day, the wind and sand eroded their beautiful appearance, and thousands of years of drought cracked their skin. Accompanying them were nothing but wind and sand. They lost their former beauty under the scorching sun. Having lost their beauty, they were transformed in the harsh environment. Their thick leaves were covered with fine spines. Those flowers returned to the garden due to certain factors. Only the unrecognizable cacti remained in the desert, silently probing the cruelty of the world.
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 content 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, cherish every drop of water and nutrient, and always guard against new things from the outside. These were the unchanged traits since their reincarnation, of course, their greatest trait was their enchanting appearance and kind-hearted nature. As the saying goes, it is easy to change the landscape but difficult to change one's nature!
Legend of cacti III
Long ago, at the foot of the Lofeng Mountain in Yangshan City, there lived a wealthy family. This family had a daughter who was so beautiful that fish would sink and swallows would fall, captivating everyone who saw her. At that time, there was a lecherous old man who, although nearly sixty years old, did not know self-respect and liked to chase after women. Despite already having a wife and ten concubines, he was fond of new things and disliked old ones. Upon hearing 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, opened his eyes to the money and agreed to the marriage without considering his daughter's happiness. The daughter, upon hearing this, refused absolutely. However, what could she do with her parents' command and the matchmaker's words? "There are thirty-six strategies, and running away is the best one!" She escaped from home overnight. With the sky so vast and the earth so vast, where could she hide? However, she didn't have time to think about that, only knowing to keep walking. Finally, she came to the Windscreen Ravine. She was so hungry and tired that she could not walk anymore. At this time, she saw a thatched cottage by the road and knocked on the door, planning to rest temporarily and make a plan when it was light.
The door was opened by a young man. By the light of the pine torch, the girl saw that she recognized this young man, who 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 this time of night? The girl told the young man her reasons and experiences for running away, and the young man deeply sympathized with her. He lived alone, with only one bed in the cottage. What could he do? He gave the bed to the girl and made a bed of grass on the ground for himself. The girl lay in bed thinking: Where should I go when it's light? 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, who had unexpectedly gained such a hot cake, was overjoyed to have such a beautiful wife fall from the sky. Thus, they became husband and wife with the heavens as the matchmaker and the earth as the witness.
One day, the young man returned home with a worried look. His wife asked him what was bothering him. He said, "Your father knows that we got married and is giving me a hard time. He won't buy my firewood anymore. If I can't sell the firewood, how can I buy rice?" The wife said, "Don't worry! When I left home, I brought a golden bowl. You can use it to exchange for rice." The young man looked at the golden bowl his wife took out and said, "Such bowls are also found in the deep mountains." "Really?" "They are even bigger." "Let's go and see." 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 running out of rice." At this time, the golden bowl suddenly spoke, "I am a magic bowl. What do you want?" The couple both said in unison, "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 day and night, cultivating land, raising pigs and chickens, and their lives gradually improved. They built a new house and planted many fruit trees around it.
When the wealthy man at the foot of Lofeng Mountain heard about his son-in-law's magic bowl, he wanted to go up the mountain to steal it. When he led his servants to the Windscreen Ravine, a sudden gust of wind lifted the couple into the clouds and the immortals took them to the heavenly palace. The wealthy man was astonished when a strong wind arose, and the magic bowl turned into a huge hand, covering the sky and immediately pressing the wealthy man and his servants under a large boulder, from which they could not escape. From then on, a handprint about an inch deep was left on this large boulder, which was six or seven feet wide, ten feet long, and over ten feet high, with distinct palm and fingers. Therefore, the people called it "仙人掌" (cacti), and the literati included it in the "Top Ten Scenic Spots of Yangshan", calling it "Stone Palm Immortal Trace."
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