A parable of what happens to seeds that fall in various places.
- The seed that fell on good soil grew a hundredfold.
- Seeds that fell on stony ground sprouted quickly but died because they had no roots
- Nishio often uses the rootless grass metaphor
In Growing, the reason why Plowing Phase is necessary is that seeds cannot grow if they fall on land that has not been plowed.
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Might it sprout?
3 … The sower went out to sow his seed. 4While sowing, some seeds fell by the roadside and birds came and ate them. 5 Other seeds fell on a stony area with little soil, where the soil was shallow and sprouted quickly. 6But when the sun rose, it burned and died because it had no roots. 7Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and blocked them. 8But other seeds fell on good land and bore fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
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