Growth
There's no exact timetable for growth. It will occur when it is supposed to.
The event
Before the monsoon started, a cloudburst-like phenomenon occurred in our area. A mini flood occurred due to this and the poor drainage on the road. It almost affected my plants and vegetables.
I kept wondering about the sheer volume of water that was out there. It made me realize how many liters of water it takes to cause a flood, especially when it stays there for hours before finally draining into the soil.
One of my biggest fears is water scarcity. Our water storage capacity is just under 2,000 liters, and it will only last three days max. I gave Perplexity the volume of rain received and the scale of our property, and it estimated that there were approximately 30,000 liters of water. And at that point, all I could think about was how useful proper rainwater harvesting would be.
Anyway, something good also came out of it. I had planted yam a few weeks back and had totally forgotten about it. My mother had also planted one in a grow bag, but it hadn't shown any growth for a long time, not even proper sprouting. I ignored it, thinking it was a bad piece, mainly because the soil was very fertile.
So, after days of continuous rain, I decided to check on my garden. That's when I noticed something. The yam I had forgotten about started sprouting leaves and now looks healthy. It was a surprising discovery! So, I replanted the other yam from the grow bag into the ground soil. It also started sprouting within a week!
My perspective
As I mentioned in my earlier blog, now I see everything from a philosophical point of view to understand it better and derive meaningful insights. My perspective on this incident revolves around two key thoughts.
1) Growth
There’s no point in comparing people based on their abilities to do and understand things. Everyone is different, which makes everyone unique. All existential crises and feeling stuck are because of the circumstances and conditions.
Humans experience various types of growth: emotional, cognitive, social, spiritual, career, and personal. Whether we push for it or not, whatever can happen, will happen.
If we want these developments to favor our likes and desires, all it takes is to do our part. Which is to be in the right place at the right time, trusting our instincts. Let things happen organically so that it has some meaning that we can cherish and be proud of.
2) Centralizing ideas
Exactly like a proper rainwater harvesting method.
Some things never make any sense until the connecting piece falls into place. I've experienced this many times in my life. We need to converse and exchange ideas to create meaningful things. However, working in isolation has its pros and cons.
I’m a person who likes to do things alone, but I also acknowledge this African proverb.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
I believe that if channeled efficiently, we can create more meaningful things. Ideas and works are scattered all over the internet and the world, waiting to be found.
Everyone is an individual contributor, but many are locked into their work or personal identities, which never gives them the space or time to think and act freely.
Many original thoughts may have disappeared from the internet by now, and this trend will likely continue. However, there is a chance they might be indexed by some AI models, awaiting the right question to be asked. Check the findings from the Pew Research Center.
I always consider the diverse perspectives people bring to the table. This is why developers build great things on top of a solid foundation.
For example, think about;
How extensions and plugins change a piece of software into a different reality.
How Figma democratized the design industry by making it web-focused.
Why people are building a community alongside their product or brand.
This blog isn't a rant. I'm concluding it now, but I still feel there's much more to share. I write all my blogs for myself. If anyone finds them useful, that's a bonus.