| | I was walking down the road one day when I stumbled across a corn field. Being an inexperienced agriculturalist, and being that my stomach was empty, multiplied by my innate curiosity, I decided to venture into the field.
The first row i came across was the weakest. It faced the road for everyone to see and it obviously was not given the nourishment of the stalks towards the interior of the field. I found no fruit on this row, only stunted corn stalks with no corn to show for them yet.
I ventured yet a few rows further and found a stalk of moderate height, the tassel of which rose to my chest, and near the base of this plant I found a cob which had matured partially. The hair on its head was brown but the outer husk was bright green, and as i cut into it I found a miniature corn cob with firm, pale kernels. The base was firm but the tip was supple and easy to cut through. I sampled a taste of this corn and was disappointed to find that it was not yet ripe. It had a nutty flavor and texture, unlike the creamy, watery texture I am used to.
So I climbed yet deeper into the field until I faced a plant of abnormally large stature, as compared with its brothers and sisters. I found a single ear of ripening corn near the base of this plant, which easily matched my height of just over six feet. As I cut into it, I found every sign of ripeness, except for actual ripeness. I tore away the husk and the tuft of hair at the tip of the husk. I sliced through the top and the bottom and stood in the darkness, beholding something familiar. It was as long as an ear of corn that one would find in a grocery store, but I had just cut it away from a living plant!
But as I bit into it, I found myself yet again, disappointed. The kernels were firm, with the texture and flavor of a coconut. So, I walked home empty-handed, resolving to revisit the field in a week's time, or perhaps two weeks.
What is the moral of this story? It's a parable. Get it? None of the corn is ready, not even the biggest, healthiest ones of the bunch. It will be soon, but I'll have to be patient until then.
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just a storry written while drunk. goodnite all, <3 brandon
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| | Posted 6/22/2009 5:05 AM - 35 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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