"The bud opens into a flower, and the bud is then seen as negated. However, when the fruit appears, the... Read More
"The bud opens into a flower, and the bud is then seen as negated. However, when the fruit appears, the flower is again seen as a transitory form, replaced by the fruit. These forms are different and mutually exclusive, yet they are part of an organic whole, not in conflict with each other but all necessary. The development of philosophy is like the process from bud to flower to fruit, in which various viewpoints integrate, negate, and advance each other."
