In life, you will find that more and more people around you like to grow flowers. One day, I went downstairs for a walk and was surprised to find that the new neighbor was a handsome and lovely old man, with white hair and a white beard, but old and personable, talking funny, and greeting everyone he saw. This new neighbor is also a flower grower. The old man was very diligent, and every time he met, he was busy serving his flowers and plants. He lived on the first floor, and there was a small clearing near the side of the road window, full of all kinds of flowers and plants, some of which I couldn't even name. The flowers planted by the elderly are always colorful and gorgeous, and the flowers are continuous throughout the year, decorating the roadside beautifully, attracting passers-by to keep looking. In the season when the grass and trees are lush and the flowers are flourishing, the new neighbor's window is even more green and the flowers are enchanting. Evening walk, a strong fragrance came to the nose, and I knew without looking at it, it was the fragrance of honeysuckle. There was a honeysuckle outside the window of the new neighbor, the roots and vines were already as thick as the wrists, and when the flowers bloomed, the flowers were intoxicating. In addition to honeysuckle, roses are also very good to feed, in a corner of the window, flowers climbing wildly along the flower rack, a cluster of green leaves, a cluster of small flowers, white, pink, the wind passes everywhere, the branches shake, and the dark incense strikes. In addition, the summer cannabis, listening to the rain is better. Cosmos in autumn, swaying in the wind. All kinds of flowers and plants attract birds to settle on the branches, chirping, crisp and gentle. The old man was busy in the small garden outside the window every day, hoeing grass, catching insects, fertilizing, watering, busy and tireless. Someone laughed and said, "You can plant two pots of flowers and put them on the windowsill to slowly admire, what are you busy with?" It's too tiring to take care of so many flowers. The old man smiled and said, "I planted so many flowers on the side of the road for others to see." Put the flowers on the windowsill, you can only see for yourself, what does it mean to be lonely and self-congratulatory? In the small talk, I learned that the old man had long regarded the flowers and grass as a part of his life. He said, "The mind cannot be desolate, the mind is not barren, and the body cannot be desolate." I touched this philosophical sentence, and I felt a little touched. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a painter named Zou Yigui, who was good at painting flowers, and his style was clean and beautiful, and he wrote "Small Mountain Painting Notation" and so on. In order to accurately draw the charm of flowers, he planted more than a hundred kinds of flowers and plants, so that he could observe the morphology, growth laws and habits of plants in detail at any time. Zou Yigui's white begonias, large branches and small branches, low-hanging; Zou Yigui's peach blossoms, delicate and moving, flowers pressing branches; Zou Yigui's peonies are more dignified and luxurious, atmospheric and elegant. My new neighbor planted flowers for others to see, and the painter I admired, Zou Yigui, planted flowers and painted flowers for others to see, the same thing, they are all people with realms! Planting flowers is not for their own appreciation, planting flowers for others to see, which reminds me of a timeless and beautiful article written by Mr. Ji Xianlin - "My own flowers are for others to see". In this article, he recounted the custom of Germans who saw when they studied in Germany to plant flowers outside the window facing the street: "The flowers are all facing outwards, and only the spine of the flowers can be seen in the house. "Plant flowers outside the window facing the street, the flowers bloom outward, you can't see them at home, walking on the street, but everyone can see other people's flowers." You plant flowers for others to see, and others also plant flowers to show you, which confirms the truth of "everyone is for me, I am for everyone". I am also a flower grower, and I know that the beauty of flowers can bring people visual enjoyment and spiritual pleasure. The process of planting flowers is even more wonderful: sowing flower seeds, waiting for germination, branches and leaves, pruning and fertilizing, waiting for flowers to bloom, flowers blooming, the whole process is cultivating the body and mind, no wonder more and more people fall in love with planting flowers. Planting flowers is a kind of pay, when the flowers bloom, share with others, decorate life colorfully, rich in fun, all the hard work and sweat of the payment have become valuable, this is the happiness of the flower people! (Centella Asiatica) "Daily Leisure" Submission Guide Contact Email: [email protected] Please contact the author and editor for remuneration.