Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
SABCL 26
Fragment ID: 7792
Q: Why is the flower symbolising your compassion so delicate and why does it wither away so soon?
A: My1 compassion does not wither with its symbol – flowers are the moment’s representations of things that are in themselves eternal.
9-8-1936
1 No, the (later edition)