Flower Power

I have been contemplating lately about whether or not I must begin blogging. Many a time I would decide I must try this and soon the enthusiasm would just fizzle out. But today, I thought, why not? When most of my peers are up to it and me being in a profession which involves a consistent amount of writing, I thought, what the heck? I will give it a shot. With this sorted out, the next conflict that arises is 'What should I write on?' I know that there is no dearth of topics. One could write about anything under the sun. And so, spending a lot of time or rather wasting a lot of time on deciding what to write, I finally settle to write on the title of my blog template-'FLOWER POWER'.

So from where does this word 'FLOWER POWER' exactly originate? What are its roots? In my learning I discover something new and yet something that I have had a deep sense of curiosity to, for long time.

The words 'Flower Power' actually originated during the rise of the Hippie Subculture. It is said the hippies, a youth cult of the late 1960s, advocated peace and love, using the flower as a symbol. They were so fascinated with flowers that one could see its impressions on the way they dress, their automobiles, their musical instruments etc.

The Hippie culture was also infamously known to have embraced psychedelic rock, usage of drugs(marijuana and LSD). But, they were FOR PEACE. They were young people who enjoyed life to its fullest. This is something I personally relate a lot to. We are now living in a world that is so caught up with winning Power wars, satiating its Greed and going to any extent to fulfill one's selfish motives. Where is the time for things like PEACE. The Hippies were a bunch of people who accepted a universal belief system that transcends all barriers of race, class, caste, colour, or community. Most people completely disregard the Hippie movement for encouraging socially unacceptable practises, but I simply loved the fact that they were able to unite together for a good social cause. Yes, in today's world it is just unthinkable to have something like the hippie movement. But they managed to be united in harmony, for one cause. That is truly appreciable.


And so, in the concluding thoughts of my first blog, cheers to 'FLOWER POWER' and as John Lennon himself says and sings it 'ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE'.