Dialogue

The earth said to the Sun, “O, cruel one! Why do you shine so bright and scorch my body with your heat.”

The sun replied, “I don’t want to hurt you but I can’t stop shining bright because I must give life to the seed buried deep beneath your feet.”

The earth refuted with some anger in her tone, “For that listless lost seed, you are torturing me — the one who holds all that exists! What is that seed in comparison to me?”

The sun replied with a smile, “My dear friend, the poor seed may seem nothing in comparison to you but it has the power to regenerate. It holds within itself a life waiting to bud. You hold all that exists but that little seed has the capability to give birth to that which exists. Without it, will there be the grandeur that you proudly flaunt?”

Hereafter, the earth didn’t complain.

The sun kept shining and the earth cautiously covered the delicate seed; now that she knew the very purpose of her existence.