Has anybody really important to you ever given you flowers? Or, at least, have you ever seen a flower you found so beautiful that you just can’t shake the memory?
The chances are, the flowers you just thought about died eventually. But the memory of them? They’ll live forever. You’ll always remember their beautiful colors, their silk soft petals, the way they made you smile or cry or dream or whatever lovely feelings they made you feel.
So while the petals might have wilted and decayed over time, in your heart, they’ll last forever.
Enjoy what you have while you can - while remembering that you can enjoy what you had just as much once it’s gone. Nothing - not time, not experience, not energy - nothing at all is wasted because you felt, learned, experienced and loved.
That makes it all worth it. It always will have been worth it, and it always will be beautiful. Such is the nature of appreciating a flower. Knowing such is how to make the petals last forever.