The Dilemma of the Acorn . . .

An acorn fell from a magnificent oak tree.  It landed on fertile ground, content and safe inside its shell.

Then one day, after the sun shone and the rains had showered, as spring turned into summer. a strange then happened. The acorn started to out grow its shell.   Its shell started to crack.

The grand design coded deep in every cell of the acorn, the blueprint of the oak tree, began to reveal itself.  The acorn quivered in its dilemma – to hold on or to let go. Both seemed impossible. Then in a moment of insight, it perceived a new possibility.  It decided to relax its hold, the cap popped off, and the swollen shell fell away from the tender seed.

The acorn’s old identity gave rise to it’s new form.  Tiny roots searched for the cool darkness of the earth.  .  . After a while, a tender green shoot emerged from deep within the heart of the acorn and reached for the sun.

As the acorn opened, the oak tree began to take its place.