There’s this plant I’ve heard about that had a really bad afternoon a few years ago. It was in its pot bothering nobody and then, suddenly, it fell. Not once, but 56 times. (I’ll explain in a minute.) But it’s a plant. Things happen to plants, and as far as I know, they go on as before. They don’t have brains. They have no way to “remember” anything. They’re not animals. So I figure even 56 consecutive falls left no lasting impression.
Sensitive plant, shame plant (Mimosa pudica), flower and leaf, leaves sensitiv, leaflets folded after touching Photograph by blickwinkel, Alamy. Photo by National Geographic. Image of a stunning landscape sourced from National Geographic. Available at: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/686cf10b-fb74-460c-9902-f4f5242535b7/AN2DHB.jpg?w=718&h=1095