FLORARIUM
CHAPTER I: THE HOUSE OF FLOWERS
The German poet Rilke lived for some time in Paris. To go to the university, he traveled every day, in the company of his French friend, on a very popular road.
A corner of this street was permanently occupied by a beggar who asked the passersby for charity. The woman always sat in the same place, motionless as a statue, with her hand outstretched and her eyes fixed on the ground.
Rilke never gave her anything, while his friend often gave her some coins.
One day the young French woman, amazed, asked the poet: “Why don’t you ever give anything to that poor woman?”
“We should give something to her heart, not her hands,” replied the poet.
The next day, Rilke arrived with a beautiful rose that just bloomed, placed it in the beggar’s hand and made the act of leaving.
Then something unexpected happened: the beggar looked up, looked at the poet, rose from the ground, took the man’s hand and kissed them. Then she went away clutching the rose to her breast.
For a whole week no one saw her anymore. But eight days later, the beggar was again sitting in the usual corner of the street. Quiet and still as always.
“Of what had she lived all these days if she hasn’t received anything?” asked the young Frenchwoman.
“Of the rose,” replied the poet.
(Bruno Ferrero, Little stories for the soul)
«There is only one problem, only one in Earth. How to restore a spiritual meaning to humanity, arouse a restlessness of the spirit. It is necessary for humanity to be sprinkled from above and something like a Gregorian chant descends on it. You see, we can’t go on dealing only with refrigerators, politics, budgets and crosswords. We can’t go on like this »
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Photo: Elia Pizzocolo
Flowers and location: Korynne e i suoi fiori
