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What an astonishing statement.

I wonder that if one grows bonsai for the sake of exhibition, one might be regarded as growing bonsai for all the wrong reasons, personally I grow my trees simply because I love growing them, to succeed, that is reward enough.

Bringing everything down to the boring level of competition, PLEASE?

Relating bonsai to painting and sculpture, to lofty works of music, to heady literature, again, PLEASE?

The world of bonsai is that of a pocket handkerchief, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are addicted, NO?, to plants in pots, NO?

Two days ago I had a visitor who asked me why did I grow them, like what profit was there in it for me, ENORMOUS PLEASURE, looking forward to the coming season, whichever it may be, the life-change of the plant, the expectancy of the different. This has nothing to do with other intellectual approaches, exhibit or exhibit not, me, I'm a fairly simple bloke and just wanna enjoy my trees.

ozzerbon

30-Dec-2002	#13
ozzerbon bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Amsterdam Country: Netherlands USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,259	Why should we show our bonsai? What an astonishing statement. I wonder that if one grows bonsai for the sake of exhibition, one might be regarded as growing bonsai for all the wrong reasons, personally I grow my trees simply because I love growing them, to succeed, that is reward enough. Bringing everything down to the boring level of competition, PLEASE? Relating bonsai to painting and sculpture, to lofty works of music, to heady literature, again, PLEASE? The world of bonsai is that of a pocket handkerchief, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are addicted, NO?, to plants in pots, NO? Two days ago I had a visitor who asked me why did I grow them, like what profit was there in it for me, ENORMOUS PLEASURE, looking forward to the coming season, whichever it may be, the life-change of the plant, the expectancy of the different. This has nothing to do with other intellectual approaches, exhibit or exhibit not, me, I'm a fairly simple bloke and just wanna enjoy my trees. ozzerbon