Compassion and Vows
When freely shared scenery becomes a burden, what can visitors and owners do?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Sharing beauty is good, but everyone needs to cherish it. A report described a twenty-year purple flower wall attracting visitors along with rubbish, illegal parking and even accidents. The owner cut flowers outside the wall while retaining those inside. I understand frustration when intended sharing becomes this burden.
Visitors should remove their rubbish without waiting for reminders. Existing litter does not permit adding yours. At one beach cleanup I found a clean shore because people had worked the previous day, not because littering suddenly ended. Others’ failures need not be copied. Picking up extra when able adds help.
Fees require distinction. If management or cleaning fees are paid and correctly placed rubbish remains overflowing, raise it with management. Payment never licenses littering. Free scenery does not oblige owners to clean for everyone. Initial ignorance differs from deliberate damage, but understanding should change conduct.
YOYO suggested gentle reminders. Some listen, while others feel embarrassed and conflict may follow. Arrangements also matter. I might train flowers inward, plan routes and traffic, add bins with cleaning or manage crowds through parking charges. Supports and space organization take time. These were discussion ideas.
Owners have limits too. Past free access does not require indefinite endurance. Beautiful flowers attract people, so crowds need planning while visitors retain responsibilities. Both sides thinking further gives sharing a better chance of continuing.