In a recent opinion column for the Mexican newspaper El Universal, writer Herles Velasco explores a poetic theme: flowers that never wilt. Rather than a literal discussion of botany, the piece uses this image as a metaphor, inviting readers to think about the things in life that manage to stay vivid and meaningful even as time passes.
Opinion columns like this one are a regular feature of El Universal, one of Mexico’s oldest and most widely read newspapers, known for offering personal, reflective takes on culture, memory, and everyday life alongside its hard news coverage. Velasco’s essay fits that tradition, using a simple, evocative image to prompt readers toward introspection rather than delivering breaking news or policy analysis.
While the specific stories, people, or memories Velasco draws on to develop this metaphor are not detailed here, the title alone suggests a meditation on permanence amid change—perhaps touching on relationships, personal history, or cultural legacy that resists the passage of time, much like a flower that refuses to fade.
For readers interested in reflective, literary-style journalism from Mexico, this column offers a window into how personal essays are used in Latin American newspapers to explore universal themes through intimate, individual perspectives.
To read Herles Velasco’s full reflection in the original Spanish, visit eluniversal.com.mx.
Source: Flores que no se marchitan (eluniversal.com.mx).
Image: gfairchild, BY 2.0 (via Openverse).