If you have a lawn, you know about dandelions. They’re tough. Resilient as hell. They know how to adapt. They can thrive in even the most stressful conditions.
They say cockroaches could survive a nuclear blast. I think dandelions could give them a run for their money.
By contrast, the orchid is none of those things. Delicate. Vulnerable. Intolerant of adversity. You so much as look at it funny and it’s toast.
We all want to believe our ideas are armor plated, tough enough to survive whatever slings and arrows are hurled at them.
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