"Become the weeds, we will become."
- Iron and Wine
"Weed: a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance. The term weed is a subjective one."
I've always loved weeds. I admire their independent spirit, resilience, and wild nature. I think it's unfair that certain plants are deemed weeds by society. Who are we to say they don't belong? Some weeds can serve very important purposes. One of my favorite weeds, the dandelion, is edible and can be used for medicine. I also find many weeds to be very beautiful as evidenced by the many photo shoots I've done with them.
Sometimes people can be like weeds. Society can deem us to be unacceptable because we don't follow the rules. We are judged and scorned for having our own ideas and ways of life. The problem is it's subjective. I don't believe anyone has the right to tell me that I'm a bad person because I'm not serving the purpose they want me to serve.
I've had a really hard time lately dealing with judgmental comments. I've let them get to me and was in an angry mood today because of it. I just keep reminding myself of the weeds. They get knocked down, but they keep coming back. They will be damned if anyone will kill their spirit.
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