A woman buys a plant that comes with a tag: “Water daily, place in sunlight, and it will thrive.” She puts it on a shelf, dims the lights, and whispers, “You are already perfect just the way you are.” A week later, it’s wilted. She sighs, “I guess it just wasn’t meant to grow.” Moral: Believing in potential doesn’t replace the care and conditions needed to actually realize it. #renanicole