The thing about acorns...

An acorn has incredible potential. It bares the potential to grow into a ginormous oak tree that will outlive, outgrow and out number any one of us.The only requirement the acorn has is that it be planted. Once planted, it will grow. You can plant the acorn wherever you want. Put it in a garden of roses, treat it no different than the rest of it's peers and it will still grow to be nothing short of a great oak tree. Yes, it might face some difficulty at first. Perhaps it wont get the right light exposure, or not be in the optimal soil but give it time, patience and a little TLC and you can be certain it will survive. It will take root and dig down deep in order to find the right nourishment, it's leaves and branches will grow in the directions it needs to in order to make it.

Maybe in the early years, someone will walk through the garden and wonder what that silly little seedling was doing among that giant bed of roses. Ignore them and wait, wait another 25-50 years, let nature take its course. I bet people will be talking about those silly little roses that live among that great oak tree.

I personally am someone who considers themselves more of a dandelion than an oak. This giant ball of potential, waiting for the right push, the right wind, the right puff to come along in order to get started. To some it may be seen as somewhat of a weed or annoyance. To others it's the most miraculous thing, a little wand waiting to be picked. Regardless of what you personally think of them, you can't deny their whimsy and magic. Dandelions call for you to join in on the experience. They have the potential to thrive no matter where you put them, and the fact that they carry no baggage allows them to travel far and wide. Maybe some days I am not the typical dandelion, but I can promise you I always aspire to be like one.

Dandelions and acorns, they don't just grow, they thrive.