GIVING FLOWERS

 GIVING FLOWERS - You have heard the adage that we should give people flowers while they are living.  In other words, we shouldn’t wait until someone dies to give them flowers; we should express our appreciation and love for others in a tangible way while we have the opportunity to do so.  A Chinese proverb states that a bit of a flower’s fragrance remains on the hand of the one who gives it.  That is, the one who receives and the one who gives are both blessed.  If ever there was an opportune time to “give flowers” to those around us, it is now.  In light of all we have dealt with these past months, most everyone could benefit from an expression of kindness from another.  And when we demonstrate an expression of kindness, we, too, are blessed.