For as long as I can remember, Mom has been a middle-aged woman, but no one told me she used to be a young girl.

【译文】 宰予白天睡觉。孔子说：“他象朽木一样无法雕琢，象粪墙一样无法粉刷，我能拿他怎样？”孔子又说：“以前我看人，他说什么，我信什么；现在我看人，听他说，再看他做。因为宰予，我改了过来。”

If ease of use was the only requirement, everyone would still be riding tricycles.

I must have flowers, always, and always.

Nature has evolved incredible mechanisms for sensing the world - we're just starting to decode them.