Persian Proverbialisms

“He who wants the rose must respect the thorn.”

But what if the rose is embarassed by its thorns?

What if it doesn’t want to have thorns?

And what if this makes the rose even more bristly in its own srlf defense so that its thorns just keep growing thicker and thicker around it so that it can hide itself from any potential external judgements?

I mean, really…Who’s gonna love a rose for its thorns?”