Fruitful Connections
People are becoming enamored by fruit again, and it’s not because of some wellness trend
Pomegranates are used in media as metaphors to symbolize an undying devotion or love for another human being. The art of opening a delicate pomegranate, actively deciding to carefully preserve each moment and savor each shiny aril.
“To love someone is to know them inside and out, and it can be messy and time-consuming but being splayed bare for someone who took the time to lovingly take you apart is the closest I’ve ever been to religion.” — Ren Katt
Despite the mess that it may make to open up a pomegranate (or to open up to another human), it is worth it for the sweet seed inside. Pomegranates serve as a symbol of a love that is worth the hardship, despite being a time-consuming task that may stain one’s fingers.
Throughout history, pomegranates have possessed a symbolic relationship with the idea of cannibalism as a romantic gesture. The highest, purest form of love is to sacrifice part of yourself to sustain another’s life or ensure their survival. Once you have been consumed, you can never be attached to or connected with another.
The flesh of pomegranates resembles that of an organ, a heart with dripping red juices mirroring blood. You rip open yourself…