Article December 27, 1982 Issue

Personality and individuality

SUEN-SZU HUANG

Outside, the wind is teasing the trees' branches back and forth. The rain is beating unsparingly on the trembling plants. It's a mixed picture—confusing, amusing, and threatening.

Inside, everything is calm and untouched. The African violets silently express their beauty through different colors, forms, sizes, and characteristics. Some appear big and strong, others seem pitiful and fragile in comparison.

Imagine for a moment that we could see these beautiful flowers suddenly transformed into mortals: young and old, female and male. Some of them are tall, others are tiny. Some are physically attractive, others are ordinary. Some seem happy, some seem sad.

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