Seeds of Paddy

Dear friends,

I am so small and tiny

But when you look closely

You can see my green sprouting leaves

You can enjoy my yellow branches full of grains

Dancing with the wind in the field

And you can also smell the fragrant rice

Served in your dinning room

But my dear friends,

Without a good soil

Without the sun and cloud

Without the loving work of all beings

I will stay a tiny seed

A future paddy field, and a fragrant rice to-be

As all seeds need other elements to grow

So does the garden of the beautiful seeds in us

Seeds of joy & hapiness

Seeds of love and compassion

Seeds of understanding and mindfulness

We need friends and community as our soil

We need the whole universe to support us

And as a paddy seed that needs to grow together

Not as a single grain,

To offer their serene field,

To offer their fragrant rice,

Let’s gather our wholesome seeds and grow together

to offer the beauty to our family, our society, and to the world