Consider
this...
Two seeds lay
side by side in the fertile spring soil.
“The first seed
said, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me,
and thrust my sprouts through the earth’s crust above me…I want to unfurl my
tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring…I want to feel the
warmth of the sun on my face and the blessing of the morning dew on my petals!”
And so she grew.
"The second
seed said, “I am afraid. If I send my roots into the ground below, I don’t know
what I will encounter in the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil above
me I may damage my delicate sprouts…What if I let my buds open and a snail
tries to eat them? And if I were to open my blossoms, a small child may pull me
from the ground. No, it is much better for me to wait until it is safe.”
And so she
waited.
A yard hen
scratching around in the early spring ground for food found the waiting seed
and promptly ate it.
MORAL OF THE
STORY
"Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by
life.''
Story by Patty
Hansen from Chicken Soup of the Soul
