Endless Life

Have you pondered
how a grain of rice
left on the ground
will germinate
sprout
and grow
into a stalk of rice plant
that will bear fruit?

Or, how a seed of maize
planted in the soil
will germinate,
sprout, and grow
into a stalk of corn
that will bear fruit?

Or, how an egg
will hatch into a chick
which will grow
into a hen
that will lay further eggs?

Or, how a stick of cassava
just pushed into the earth
will grow forth roots
which will grow into tubers
that will produce food
for mankind?