A seed is planted into the soil. The minerals and nutrients that saturated the earth produce the elements needed for the seed to grow. The sun’s heat and energy, warms the ground from the rain’s moisture to aid in the plants growth.
A potato is plucked from the soil, cleaned and placed on top of other potatoes. It eventually gets pushed over by the other potatoes being dropped onto the pile and rolls into a dark corner, all alone. Without the soil it grew in. The soil that nourished it and protected it. And in the absence of the sunshine that help sustained it.
Days later the potato begins to get soft and shriveled due to dehydration. It doesn’t look good for the potato, however it begins to sprout. The sprouts start pushing through the potatoes thick skin, becoming a life force in its own existence, growing everyday. The potato has now become the nourishment and protector of the sprouts and the potato’s existence continues through the flourishing sprouts.
Even though this potato was not shipped away with the others to be consumed and become fuel for human cells to grow and reproduce, it’s still found a way to continue to live and give back to life.
Is the potato more in-tune with being and philanthropy than humans?
What can we learn about the circle of life through a potato?
Life is Impermanent and we must be resilient and able to adapt to our ever changing environment, situations and world in order to continue to grow and cherish the preciousness and fragility of life. We must give back like the potato or perish as a society. Even in it’s hardship the potato was able to nourish the sprouts as it became that for which it once was.
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