The following text is from Ezra Pound's 1909 poem "Hymn III," based on the work of Marcantonio Flaminio.

As a fragile and lovely flower unfolds its gleaming foliage on the breast of the fostering earth, if the dew and the rain draw it forth; So both my tender mind flourish, if it be fed with the sweet dew of the fostering spirit, Lacking this, it beginneth straightforward to languish, even as a floweret born upon dry earth, if the dew and the rain tend it not.

Based on the text, in what way is the human mind like a flower?

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It requires proper nourishment in order to thrive.

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It becomes increasingly vigorous with the passage of time.

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It draws strength from changes in the weather.

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It perseveres despite challenging circumstances.