It's wonderful to see the growth of a plant from a seed. The seed in itself has all the possibilities, however, those possibilities are not manifested so long as the seed likes to stay protected inside the shelf. It is very limited till that time. We too are full of so many possibilities that we do not explore due to infinite fears. We feel safe in our family, and community and continuing the routine 10 to 5 job. We keep following certain rituals and live with a fixed mindset in the company of old friends and relatives. That's the life of a seed. It is a living being but in a dormant state oblivious of the possibilities it has.
When a seed goes inside the soil and gets water, it starts coming out of its shell. First of all, its roots develop and they start interacting with the soil. Then the root gets many branches and they too interact with the soil. It strengthens its grip in the soil and then it comes out of the soil and develops leaves. It's coming out of the soil is the journey from darkness to the light. Not only does it get the light, but it absorbs the dirty air from the atmosphere and starts converting that into pure air and in the process starts creating food not only for itself but to produce the fruits that can be eaten by all living beings. Thus, a seed that looked very weak and limited becomes the creator of fruits and multiple seeds that have the possibility of growing into trees again.
Some of us decide to remain seed throughout our lives and stay secure inside our routine denying the existence of death and one fine day caught unaware by the inevitable death. Some venture into the depths of the soil of this world and develop different ambitions to explore this world. Some try to set up entrepreneurship, some try to set up systems in the organizations, some try to gather power, some try to reform the societies, and some try to make sense of the soil by understanding the nature of the same and therefore devote their life for the accumulation of knowledge and information. However, whatever efforts they make, they still remain in the world of darkness and stay disconnected from the light.
The journey of ambitions inside the darkness of soil is necessary to prepare one for the journey in the world of light and it definitely gives one strength to stand tall when one comes out of the soil and commences his journey above the ground into the world of light. Yet, the journey inside the soil is just preparatory and therefore quite limited. Practice matches and exercises are necessary for a sportsman but a sportsman can not spend his entire life in the gym and practice field. The real fun is in playing the match on the ground. The real fun is when the seed comes out of the soil to experience the world of light and then starts interacting with the atmosphere.
When a seed grows into a plant, it understands that the fears and insecurities, it had while being inside the shell, were limiting its existence to a very small fraction of what it is today. It also understands that the entire struggle inside the soil was worth the effort. However, so long as it was inside the shell as a seed, it could not have imagined its growth as a plant. So long as it was inside the soil, it could not have imagined its growth into the world of light. However, there is something inside the seed that gives it hope, to move along the path. It struggles to come out of the shell and come out of the darkness of the soil. The entire struggle is between that fear of losing the comfort that a seed has inside the shell and the hope that is intrinsic to the entire humanity.
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