Funeral flowers and Sympathy flowers often express those words that we are unable put into clear terms. During difficult periods, emotions and words often don't seem adequate to express our feelings of compassions and empathy. Traditionally, flowers are the preferred method to express our those loving sentiments. Because flowers naturally reflect eternal life, death, and rebirth, sympathy and funeral floral arrangements are used as symbols of mourning, hope, and future optimism of better days for the bereaved.