Plant

Here we go 'roud the prickly pear,

At five o'clock in the morning.

T. S. Eliot

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You know how some plants have thistles and stuff on them?  Some people do,  as well.  They just need strategies to protect themselves from the cruelty of their environments.  It doesn't mean there aren't good parts to them, as well.  It doesn't mean that if you take the time you can't get to know them.  And we have to remember that the world may not treat them well because of their thorns and thistles.

But be patient with the people in the world, too.  Because - while it is a bit unusual to see a person walking down the street or in the workplace or in the grocery store wearing a jumpsuit covered in thistles - they probably have their reasons.  Sometimes the world needs to adjust to fashion which is designed to incorporate organic materials and built-in defense mechanisms.  It's not always just about protecting the wearer from the non-wearer, but vice-versa.