Lesson on Creativity
A seed cannot sprout on its own. Besides its own efforts, it needs sunlight, rain, soil, and air. The entire universe seems to collaborate to help a tiny seed sprout.
Therefore, for a dream to come true, besides our own efforts, we also need to be open and let the universe 'work' with us. This begins when we learn how to place pure wishes within ourselves so that the nature within us can do what nature does best: Create miracles!
Creativity means collaborating with nature.
Lesson on Failure
When planting a seed, no matter how much care and love a child gives, the seed might not sprout. This teaches the child a lesson on failure – that even with utmost care and love, not everything will bear fruit.
Instead of focusing on the result, focus on planting. A forest can start from a single seed, and a farmer never hopes for a bountiful harvest by planting just one seed.
Don't be sad, dear,
When seeds don’t become trees
You’ve lost nothing,
As spring remains.
Smile and plant another seed,
And let your worries drift
With the flowing stream.
Seeds drink the rain
In mother earth’s peace
As days and nights pass,
They will awaken.
You, dear, are like the seed,
Fierce and gentle.
You will grow,
Just as the seed does.
Your hands plant seeds With love every day.
Your hands will bloom,
And your smile will shine like the sun.
And your heart
Will become a small forest.
Lesson about self-reliance
One of the most fundamental conditions of happiness is freedom. And when we can sow seeds, we can create our own food. And when we can be self-sufficient in food, we can have freedom.
Many seeds from Gieo have become fruit trees and are harvested by young children for family meals. If you cannot yet contribute money with your parents, you can bring your mother a cucumber or a bitter melon that you grew yourself.
Not stopping there…
There are many, many other good lessons that a child can discover on their own when observing a seed sprout. For example, to succeed, we need to start with healthy roots. Or that a tree grows to give away greenery, fresh air, and food for humans.
Therefore, it's not just simply replacing seeds with money for a lucky money activity; teachers have joined hands in sowing luck, dreams, and miracles in the hearts of each child. And who knows, those seeds of love will blossom in places we don't even know.
