Wishing to cultivate the earth,
I cultivate understanding,
In vain I wield my hoe
And sharpen my sickle.
The earth languishes, grasses and trees wither,
Gazing at heaven and earth and heaving a long sigh,
I am filled with despair.
When will
That Garden of Eden
Bloom again?

Masanobu Fukuoka -- Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913 - 2008)

Your heart is full of fertile seeds
waiting to sprout.

Morihei Ueshiba - philosopher, martial artist and author (1883 - 1969)