‘Have you heard that statement, “They buried us, but they did not know that we were seeds”?’ Sita nodded. ‘Yes, I have. Beautiful. Evocative and rebellious. Who said that?’ ‘Someone from the Greek islands to our west. I think his name was Konstantinos. But, in my honest opinion, it covers only half the journey towards wisdom.’ ‘How so?’ ‘It assumes that the seed itself rises. But we know that is not what happens. The seed will remain dead like a stone if it is not buried in fertile ground. The seed has to be buried. And allow itself to be destroyed. So that a glorious tree emerges from its
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