I'm watching a show on the ABC about some men and their obsession to growing and showing Dehlia's. Now these flowers are pretty, so I can understand wanting to grow them and putting a vase of them in a house to add some captured beauty. I don't know if I understand the obseesion of growing them to show them.
If anyone has seen the movie "Best in show" then picture flowers not about dogs. I quote "It's the keen sportsmanship and competition that gets him into it". I don't know if there is sportsmanship in growing flowers.
They are there with tweezers pulling out individual petals to ensure that they look pretty. You'd think that it was women interested in doing these. There are far more men then women showing flowers. I still don't understand the drive to travel a thousand kilometers to take the flowers to an interstate show.
I just love the obsessions that people have. It does not matter if this obsession is with flowers, or dogs, or the perfect look. These are some of the things that make humans such an interesting bunch of people.
What is the obsession of others that brings a smile to your face?