Apparently, I am a snowflake. I had to learn what was implied by being a “snowflake”; is it derogatory, an insult? Thanks to Google, it appears that “snowflake” is the current “insult du jour” of the ultra-right in reference to liberals. What is implied here? Finding no precise definition but through conjecture, I believe a “snowflake” is perceived to be light in weight, temporary, and easily influenced by the winds of change.
An insult? I’m not so sure. Let’s take a closer look at snowflakes. They form when water vapor at the right temperature bonds to a tiny particle of dust or pollen far above the ground. As they form they take on incredible diversity of shape and complexity. “No two are alike,” we have been told. Once they attain enough mass, the snowflake floats to the ground, there to join unfathomable numbers of other snowflakes and become a snowstorm. Everyone knows the power represented in a big winter storm.
Snowflakes then blanket the ground, protecting the seeds and living organisms buried beneath their mantle, sustaining, protecting life. As the weather warms, the snowflake then transitions back into its original form, water to nurture life and growth. Not so bad being a “snowflake.”
