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Lotus Flower

February 22nd, 2009

Angie

Lotus Flower

Round Lotus Design 1-3/4-Inch-by-1-Inch Cookie and Cake Mold

$9.95

Since moon cakes are usually only available for one month of the year, they are often very expensive and hard-to-find. With these beautiful hand-carved hardwood molds, you can make your own moon cakes at home for friends and family. Furthermore, the detail on these molds is so exquisite that they also make excellent butter molds, and when not in use, beautiful decorations for the walls of your kit…

Tea for Two – Blue Lotus Blossom and Calligraphy Tea Cups with Strainers and Lids in a Silk Gift Box – a Perfect Gift!

$21.95

This colorful silk gift set is characterized by a beautifully colored pair of ceramic tea cups. The quality and practicality of these mugs with removable strainers and lids is exceptional. Measuring 8.5″ x 5.5″ x 4″, the silk patterned box is exciting and very colorful. Makes a great gift for others or for yourself!…

CRYSTAL GIFTWARE LOTUS TAPER HOLDER PAIR

$28.99

LOTUS CANDLEHOLDERS. Beautiful candleholders are designed to resemble a lotus flower. Hand-cut crystal reflects the light in an enticing way. Candles not included. 3″ high….

Lotus flower as a symbol of modesty

Everything we do and every part of our behavior reflects on nature. Human behavior can be very disastrous, but at the same time it can be the most amazing thing you have ever seen. When you watch someone that doesn’t care about what they do and what others think of them, your impression of that person is not a good one. That person is someone that can bring a lot of harm to others.

However, when you see someone that doesn’t enjoy being watched or doesn’t like standing out from the crowd, that is one person that can reserve the greatest surprises for you. Someone that hides from other people looks, someone that doesn’t enjoy boasting, yet they hide great potential inside, that is someone that can change the world. This is something that you should look for.

This kind of behavior is encountered often in people all around us. This is also a type of behavior that you can find in nature, in animals and in some plants as well. One of the plants that I am talking about is the Lotus flower, one of the most beautiful plants that you can lay your eyes upon.

The Lotus flower is in many ways one of the greatest mysteries in nature. A plant usually has roots in the ground and springs up in order to be seen by everyone that goes by. Basking their petals in the beautiful sunlight or moonlight is indeed the way these creations of nature repay people that stop to enjoy them.

However the Lotus flower does not follow the same process. This is one flower that grows in mud on the bottom of shallow lakes, allowing everyone that passes it during the day to enjoy one of the greatest sights that can ever be seen on earth. On the other hand, when the moon starts showing its rays, this beautiful flower goes back into the mud from where it will rise again the next day.

This is nature’s way of showing us that there is a great struggle that we need to face in our daily lives. Just like the Lotus flower, at night we head back to our safety rooms, hiding from everyone else’s eyes, just to come back the following day, facing the great world on our own again.

That entire struggle to reach the surface is meant to allow people to enjoy one of nature’s perfect creations. As it was pointed out afore, many struggle with their beliefs and misconceptions just to find out later on that they hold great potential that was just waiting to come out into the light.

Ancient cultures have considered the Lotus flower as a powerful symbol. For instance, Egyptians thought that it was a symbol of the sun. Lots of Asian cultures considered this wonderful flower to be a symbol of purity and virtue for both humans and gods.

The greatest activity of humans from ancient times until present days was to capture the greatest and most beautiful symbols of nature into something they create. Their most obvious attempts for capturing these symbols are painting, sculptures and jewelry.

If you are interested in some of the most amazing jewelry designs that encompass the Lotus flower as a main symbol, all you need to do is visit the website ka-gold-jewelry.com. Here you will find a deeper insight on the meaning of every symbol used in the designs.

How does a Lotus form seeds in its flower pod if there are not other Lotus flowers nearby?

can anyone explain this?

Thanks for your answers!

Self-pollinating?