Wet Paint, Dry Flower

Just finished this morning! At the end of the summer I saved some flowers from my garden and dried them. I love them even when they are crunchy! As I laid the flower down, some petals fell and looked so pretty against the cloth. And I ask myself " Is this flower less beautiful because it is old and dried? " It is very fragile now, but somehow that makes me appreciate it and care for it all the more. It requires me to be gentle. It gets me thinking about life again.- will I be less 'beautiful' when I am old and dried? Or will I be more cherished, and will those I love treat me gently? Selah!