The unique philosophy of seeds

The unique philosophy of seeds

JAKARTA (JP): Nobody will disagree that seeds are very important. One robust Eucalyptus tree grows from a tiny vigorous seed, and a good paddy field is raised from a top quality seed lot.

Seeds are the beginning of everything. When building a family, a parent will also choose the best "seed" for their child. Starting with the best seed gives a 50 percent chance of success.

Although small, seeds are beautiful. They are mainly neglected when everything is normal, but when things go wrong seeds are the first to be blamed

"The seed was genetically untrue," they accusers will say, or, "They are genetically of high quality, but the environment is not very good."

If a family is broken, its members often blame the "seeds" they grew from, or blame the environment for preventing those who come from good seeds from surviving. They become aware of the importance of seeds after a catastrophe occurs.

Seeds are very old. When our ancestors changed from being nomads to farmers, they survived because of beautiful seeds.

The knowledge of how efficiently life is conserved is found in seeds. Solar energy is "parasitized" by plants through photosynthesis and is accumulated in seeds. The seeds store the energy until conditions are favorable before germinating and regenerating their species. Seeds transform and conserve energy for future generations.

Looking at our kids, we are reminded that they are Indonesia's "seeds", the future transformers of the nation's energy. If we long for beautiful things we should look at seeds.

Seeds are a promise; we sow it today for tomorrow's yield. Seeds are a pact of God, through which we have hope for our future. A seed is optimism. No farmer will sow their seeds if they have no hope for a good harvest.

-- Sjamsoe'oed Sadjad