If life is a flower how many petals would it have and what would it represent ?

If life is a flower, then it should be like a lotus flower, it remains floating on water, yet does not gets wet.It has several petals not one gets wet, representing that we have to do every work living a household life, but we should not drench in any work and hence remain detach while being involved.

The lotus flower floats untouched upon the surface of the water, and the duck swims through the stream;

with one's consciousness focused on the Word of the Shabad, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

One who lives alone, as a hermit, enshrining the One Lord in his mind, remaining unaffected by hope in the midst of hope,

sees and inspires others to see the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord. Nanak is his slave. ||5||

{{{Guru Nanak Dev Ji Raag Raamkalee 938}}}

Through the Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one meditates on the All-pervading Lord.

Those who have the wisdom to look alike upon pleasure and pain, live the immaculate lifestyle, free of vengeance.

They are kind to all beings; they have overpowered the five thieves.

They take the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise as their food; they remain untouched by Maya, like the lotus in the water.

They share the Teachings with friend and enemy alike; they love the devotional worship of God.

They do not listen to slander; renouncing self-conceit, they become the dust of all.

Whoever has these six qualities, O Nanak, is called a Holy friend. ||40||

{{{Guru Arjan Dev Ji Salok Sehshritee 1357}}}

Therefore Sir, it is immaterial what number of petals should be there.

If life is a flower then its petals would be happiness and thorns would be unhappiness in that life..

as much the thorns would comes in that plant the more beautiful would the petals of that plants.

our life is like a plant and happiness is like a flower and thorns are like unhappiness.

great ex is a rose.

Infinite petals representing all possibilities.

as many as it takes to surround us~the glory of creation, the limitless beauty

life is a stinging nettle

42 and all the answers to the universe.