Cut Flowers

This will sound tight I reckon.  I have never been a fan of giving cut flowers.  I like to give flowers, but I reckon cut flowers, while pretty, are doomed to a short life.  I so much prefer to give a potted flower.  A perennial that will flower again and again.
My problem with cut flowers is the limited life span.  They look pretty for sure and treating them right can add hours to them looking good, but it is inevitable that they will be consigned to the dust bin after a few days.  That does not mention the current cost which I find unbelievable.  To get a decent bunch I am expected to fork out between $50 and $100.  Merril is definitely worth spending money on, but I will always prefer to spend it on an ongoing reminder than a flash in the pan.
Why bring that up?  Really it was all to make the point of my growth.  To me it is of very limited value if I reach a certain stage of growth and development and then abandon my roots or the thing that got me to where I may be, for something that may be spectacular but not long lasting.
It reminds me of some writers.  I have noticed some writers have one good novel in them.  They share a great idea.  But the next book is a dud.  It is like the idea shared was valuable but as good as it gets.  Other writers seem to churn out good book after good book.  Musio’s are the same.  One hit wonders come and go.
To me it is like the difference between cut and potted flowers.  Cut flowers are like one good shared idea.  Potted flowers are like the continual sharing of ideas as a person grows.