"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
-Martin Luther
It started off with a seed. Little bursts of inspiration that later bloomed into an ideas. Our ideas started off small, somewhat like seeds. We each wanted to plant our seeds in order to make them bloom but in order to plant them, we needed a few essentials ready. Just like plants ideas take a solid foundation, you can't take an idea and put it anywhere, you need to put it into nutritious soil and provide care and attention so that it can grow.
Once our seeds were planted, we began to let them grow. Establishing connections, building a team and making moves were essential to the plants growth. Making posters, creating events and reaching out to our peers really helped out plant grow. The first steps were the worst steps, but they were also the steps that put our plans in motion.
After gathering the right materials, our little seeds had soon bloomed into a beautiful flower. Our hard work had finally become a reality. Fundraisers, sponsorship's, flyers, social media advertisement and support from our peers only made our flower grow stronger. Everything had become so real and tangible. We finally had something to show for our hard work
Though it had seemed like everything was falling into place, life happens. We lost our sponsors, had difficulties with the fundraisers and our support began to slowly fade away. As a result, we stopped caring for our plants. The negativity had a negative effect on our seeds. We lost our foundation, stopped providing it nutrients and eventually gave up on caring for the plant as a whole.
We do fall down, and sometimes it can be really difficult for us to get back up. But we have to remember that even in a forest of what seems to be lifeless, black debris, plants still manage to come back to life. Sometimes our forest will burn down and at first glance, it might look like there's nothing we can do. But if we continue to work hard and give our burns a little time to heal, our flowers will bloom even faster and stronger than before.
Just because we fall down doesn't mean we can get back up. Our masterpiece didn't work out the first few times but in the end we came out stronger. We learned from our mistakes and were able to gain experience and wisdom from our "failures." It didn't work out now, but with a little time, patience and new soil we can replant our seeds and watch them continue to grow.
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."
-Victor Kiam
