Ava - Planting and Harvesting

I recently made the second biggest decision of my life (the first was to bear and raise a son in spite of "adverse" conditions).

I decided to take a precious seed I had been storing up for a future planting (the harvest of which was intended to provide me with food and shelter) and to plant it in such as way it could potentially provide ample food and shelter for myself and for 4 other people I deemed worthy for reasons I deeply believe in.

So, now there are 5 trustees of my precious seed instead of just myself.

5 people who need to understand that a seed needs the right conditions to bring it to fruition and harvest.

5 people who need to know you can't yank up a seed and check it every other day to see if it is "doing anything".

5 people who need to be patient and to trust and to tend this seed with the necessary care and due diligence.

5 people who need to understand that a seed such as this requires "love and light" in which to grow and produce.

5 people who need to be committed to the successful growth of this seed - no matter what.

5 people who need to work together to make sure this seed is being looked after first and foremost.

5 people who care enough about this seed, and about each other, to do whatever it takes to create the conditions of love, respect and trust required to tend this seed together and to harvest it together. And, then, to eat and to celebrate together.

It's almost biblical - a single seed, a single coin, a single drop of oil in a lamp. There is a way for this seed to produce a bountiful harvest intended for all and there is only one way. I knew it at the time. I know it now. And, yes, the road is narrow and the eye of the needle is small but, hey, isn't it thrilling to be making the attempt?

If this isn't real life - and the best of real life - then I truly don't belong in this world.