The Wisdom of the Orchid

About the Book

In this book, “The Wisdom of the Orchid – Thoughts for Meditation” poems, short stories and quotations are selected from different parts of the world to support the thoughts of the inter-dependence of nature creating a holographic philosophy with no questions and answers. Poems, stories and quotations are presented in an artistic dialog with the orchid. It shows how art and writing embrace each other to form a complete picture of harmony, inviting the reader to meditate on it. Orchids are used as a medium to express love for nature allowing the reader to look through it with full awareness, giving a deep understanding of the expression ‘He took the flower, looked at it and smiled’.

About the Author

Dr. Friesen Alexander and Bruno are twin brothers born 1949 in Germany. Dr. Alex studied medicine while Bruno studied chemical engineering and business/administration. He spent most of his professional life in South East Asia. Both unite a strong interest in asian philosophies and tropical orchid’s species which created the unique possibility to present thoughts of asian philosophies in an artistic dialog with the orchid.