its kernel
or grain
(granum
from
gerendo,
bearing)
is not all
that it
bears.
How, then,
can our
harvest
fail?
Shall I
not
rejoice
also at
the
abundance
of the
weeds
whose
seeds are
the
granary of
the birds?
It matters
little
comparatively
whether
the fields
fill the
farmer’s
barns. The
true
husbandman
will cease
from
anxiety,
as the
squirrels
manifest
no concern
whether
the woods
will bear
chestnuts
this year
or not,
and finish
