I think I'll solve this puzzle at a another time.

[ghostdrive]

Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lily.
--on a fortune cookie given to me at the Chinese New Year celebration on campus

Hrmmm. Is it a “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” sort of thing? I honestly haven't a clue. Still, it struck me a pretty funny. XD My brain envisioned one of those Blooming Onion things at first. I DON'T KNOW WHY. My brain is being weird today.