Here is an interesting article comparing people and sunflowers. Just as sunflowers turn towards the light, so do people. They will tend towards the light, whether that is through telling a girl how pretty she is (and she'll want to dress and groom in that way) to telling a boy who is an athlete how good he is (and he will practice and do things to get more similar encouragement).
This could be looked at negatively (as this article kind of does) and positively. Treat someone with respect and they will respond.
May 1st is quickly approaching. Know what day that is? It is Internation Sunflower Guerilla Gardening Day! On that day, gardeners around the world will sprinkle sunflower seeds in neglected publics areas in their neighborhoods.
The organizers of International Sunflower Guerilla Gardening Day recommend that you gather at 8PM local time on May 1 and bring seeds, tools, and ideas for where to plant the sunflower seeds.
Sunflowers are easy to plant. Take a bottle of tap water, and a small tool for making a 1" deep hole. Find some sunny earth, dig the 1" deep hole and drop a seed in. Cover the hole with dirt and water. The sunflowers should be blooming by August.
Facebook hosts the International Sunflower Guerilla Gardening group. Check there for more information.
The Great Sunflower Project is giving away free sunflower seeds for creating an account and joining their project. Take a few minutes and register and you'll get some free sunflower seeds to plant in your garden. Check out the Smith Family Garden talking about the Great Sunflower Project.