Seeding a mind

saluk on 2011/09/06 06:15 of Fruitbat the 13th

So now that the themes are announced I can start to figure out how they fit into my master plan. I have been thinking a bit about what kind of goal I want to accomplish this coming week for some time. I do have a general esoteric idea that's in the dustbin of my brain that I was planning to pull out. Before the age of 15 I had a spurt of great ideas, most of which have yet to be attempted. But an idea is such a simple, weak thing. It is formless and without structure. It's like a packet of seeds, with no picture on the packet of what will grow when planted, or what proper care should be taken for it to grow. Or perhaps, it is the perfect garden environment for a specific kind of plant, but lacking the seed that will thrive there.

The themes announced are the perfect food for the strange vegetation that lies somewhere to the left of my vision, just in the corner there - waiting to grow. Each theme will emphasize a different feature of the plant. One may make it grow a bit taller, another could contribute a specific and pleasant smell. How to choose one theme over the others? It remains to be seen what this thing is going to look like when exposed to the light. For all I know, it could be a noxious weed that eats up all potential loveliness that could inhabit the garden otherwise. How to choose the proper conditions for a plant to grow when I don't know if it is tropical or temperate. Spring or Fall vegetation. Blooming during the day or in darkness. Whether it should be occasionally pruned - and how much.

The only thing for me to do is stick the seed in the ground, pour whatever theme pops to the top of the pile onto it as fertilizer, then spend a week watering, grooming, perhaps singing to it, and ensuring it gets some sunlight. All I can do is care for it the best I know how, and hope that it blooms into a beauty rather than an eyesore. For the most part, I am at the whim of nature. And if it doesn't grow, there is always the next seed.