Flowers and Thorns

A Rose and a Cactus, befriending each other

An uncanny combination? What sparks their bond?

Perhaps, The comfort the rose finds, with the small flower on the cactus- to match itself? The semblance the cactus seeks with the rose having thorns- a reflection of its own appearance?

The fact that they’re so different, yet similar? A small commonality to begin with and hope for more?

All of us are unique, different And with that, a rose and a cactus to one another- each of us distinct?

With each person we come across, we determine our willingness to interact

We consciously choose the people in our life

While this choice may seem straightforward and effortless Have we wondered what we ultimately look for, in every person we meet?

What do we seek?

Do we strive to find someone who is similar to us or different from us?

Do we seek someone who shares the same perspective, to acknowledge us profoundly? Or offers a new perspective, to nudge us with a new outlook?

Do we yearn for a reflection of our story, to resonate? Or someone with a new story to share, to be an onlooker to new experiences?

Do we interact with someone because we see a part of us in them?

Or because we’d like to imbibe a part of them, in us?

Being a rose in the world, do we only befriend other flowers?

Or are we willing to befriend a cactus, with/without its flower?

Because ultimately, does a bridge of commonality always have to exist, to spark an interaction?

Or do we always build one, once we interact?

Sometimes, don’t we bond on those very differences that exist?

To explore the unaccustomed?

So, Do we look for someone who’s similar or different?

Or someone similar yet different?