On another platform, someone told me that it was ok to cut a flower because it would grow back. From a purely biological perspective, that is true. My question went beyond that and goes to our interaction with the plant world at a deeper level. The comment is like saying that it is OK to take away the baby of a woman because she can technically have another one. An extreme example, or is it? In this case, you are taking away the flower for no other need than because you want it.

We are only starting to understand the awareness and intelligence of the plant world, and while their logic is different than our own, it is these critical questions that are necessary if we are to create a new, sustainable relationship with the natural world. Just because we have always done it does not mean it was right or wrong. Years ago we did not know that plants have memory, create family bonds, and can choose to deviate nutrients to prevent the death of another. With every new discovery comes the need to re-evaluate our relationship with plants, even if it means changing behavior we thought to be innocuous.