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An Irony I Realized in My Forties

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These days I am raising six plant companions.
But as these little ones grow... the soil that was originally in the pot
has become relatively insufficient.
I got the feeling that the roots were starting to show.
So I walked into a flower shop.



Who kills the most flowers?... It was the florists.
I felt a chill in that moment. They had better come back safely... T_T


While at it, my thought branched out further.
Is there no animal-related irony besides plants?
Who kills the most cows and chickens? The breeders...


And my thought branched out one more time.
Is there no human-related irony besides animals?
School... yes, some schools seem to teach the meaning of each rank and of "rank relations"
more than they teach human dignity and "human relations."

This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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