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In the poem Advice of the Mountain Flower, Tibetan Buddhist, yogi, and poet Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol (1781-1851) depicts a conversation between a flower and a monk. The message is clear: everything is impermanent, just accept it. While the leaves are still fresh, the legs still young, the skin still smooth, both the flower and the monk share an inherent transience. It isn't a call for despair, but rather a path to freedom and serenity. In this encounter, Mirthe Klück (1991, NL) sees how the everyday has the power to evoke wonder. The flower on the mountain isn't unique; many …