What a wonderful post, J! It reminded me of a quote I copied years ago from Julian of Norwich, a reclusive English nun, about a hazelnut – “Also in this He shewed me a little thing, the quantity of an hazel-nut, in the palm of my hand; and it was as round as a ball. I looked thereupon with eye of my understanding, and thought: What may this be? And it was answered generally thus: It is all that is made.”
The picture of the lotus is stunning and such a perfect accompaniment to the text.