Plants
<p><span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="fornourishment">fornourishment</span>（食物，营养品）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ourobsession">ourobsession</span>（痴迷，困扰）<span word="with">with</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="aunts">aunts</span>, <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandma">grandma</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cuttings">cuttings</span>, <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="topropagate">topropagate</span>（繁殖，增殖）<span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="tips">tips</span>. <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="intosentimental">intosentimental</span>（感伤的）<span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="it">it</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="peacelily">peacelily</span>（百合花）, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="size">size</span>. <span word="It">It</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>: &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>! <span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="That">That</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="die">die</span>? <span word="Impossible">Impossible</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="newcramped">newcramped</span>（狭窄的，难懂的）<span word="quarters">quarters</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="it">it</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="thesucculent">thesucculent</span>（多汁的，多水分的）<span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>.</p>
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