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    The poem portrays the relationship between a seed and the earth like the bond between a mother and child. The seed enjoys rolling in the earth's lap but is reluctant to grow. However, one day it rains and the seed sprouts. The tree wishes to return to being a seed in the earth's lap but can never do so. According to Buddhist doctrine, all objects are manifestations of the mind, so the tree has not truly grown and remains the same seed in imagination and memory. The poem uses the seed and tree as a metaphor for how people desire to return to childhood but cannot.

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    The poem portrays the relationship between a seed and the earth like the bond between a mother and child. The seed enjoys rolling in the earth's lap but is reluctant to grow. However, one day it rains and the seed sprouts. The tree wishes to return to being a seed in the earth's lap but can never do so. According to Buddhist doctrine, all objects are manifestations of the mind, so the tree has not truly grown and remains the same seed in imagination and memory. The poem uses the seed and tree as a metaphor for how people desire to return to childhood but cannot.

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    The poem portrays the relationship between a seed and the earth like the bond between a mother and child. The seed enjoys rolling in the earth's lap but is reluctant to grow. However, one day it rains and the seed sprouts. The tree wishes to return to being a seed in the earth's lap but can never do so. According to Buddhist doctrine, all objects are manifestations of the mind, so the tree has not truly grown and remains the same seed in imagination and memory. The poem uses the seed and tree as a metaphor for how people desire to return to childhood but cannot.

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    Other Worldly Folk Tale Complete Notes

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    The poem portrays the relationship between a seed and the earth like the bond between a mother and child. The seed enjoys rolling in the earth's lap but is reluctant to grow. However, one day it rains and the seed sprouts. The tree wishes to return to being a seed in the earth's lap but can never do so. According to Buddhist doctrine, all objects are manifestations of the mind, so the tree has not truly grown and remains the same seed in imagination and memory. The poem uses the seed and tree as a metaphor for how people desire to return to childhood but cannot.

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    Readings on Indian Literatures

    5
    Poem

    (Other) Worldly Folk Tale


    Geet Chaturvedi

    ESSAY
    Q. How do you relate the themes of the poem with human life?

    Geet Chaturvedi is a widely-read Hindi poet. The poem, "(Other) Worldly Folk Tale",
    is based on the Buddha doctrine that highlights mind as the only reality. It portrays the
    relationship between the earth and the seed like the bond between a mother and a child.
    Once upon a time, there was a Seed and an Earth. They loved each other. The Seed
    rollicked in the lap of the Earth; it wanted to remain there forever; it did not want to grow.
    One day, it rained and the Seed put forth shoots. It rose to a great height. The earth does not
    grow in height but spreads out. They both grew apart.
    The Tree wishes to become a Seed again. The Earth wishes to take back her blessing.
    The Tree is sad that it can never again become that single Seed. The Earth would never be
    able to feel the soft touch of that very same Seed. Every single thing in life does not have an
    obverse to it. Night is not a dark Day, and Day is not a bright Night.
    In fact, the tree has not grown; it has just achieved heights; it is still the very same
    seed. The tree is merely Earth’s imagination. All trees grow in imagination. In memory, they
    always remain seeds.
    The poem relates the relationship between the earth and the seed to the bond between
    a mother and a child. The tree's desire to return to the earth’s lap is like a man’s desire to go
    back to his childhood. The poet advises the readers not to be intoxicated by the victories in
    life.

    SHORT ANSWER
    1. Why was the seed reluctant to grow?
    The Seed and the Earth both loved each other. The Seed enjoyed itself in the lap of
    the Earth and wanted to remain there forever. For this reason, the seed was reluctant to grow.

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    2. Why couldn't the seed defer its sprouting?


    Rollicking in the comfort of the lap of the Earth, the Seed was reluctant to grow. But
    one day, it rained and the Seed could not defer its sprouting.

    3. Why does the tree wish to go back as a seed and what obstructs it from doing so?
    The tree desires to return to her mother earth's security as a seed. But the tree can
    never again become that single Seed.

    4. "You are merely Earth's imagination." Why is the tree called the imagination of the
    earth? And how is this connected to the Buddhist doctrine?
    The tree has not grown; it has just achieved heights; it is still the very same seed. The
    tree is merely Earth’s imagination. According to Buddha, all objects of the world and forms
    of experience are manifestations of the mind.

    PARAGRAPH

    5. "Every single thing in life does not have an obverse to it. Night is not a dark Day, and
    Day is not a bright Night. Moon not a cold Sun, and Sun not a hot Moon." How does the
    poet speak against binary opposites through these lines?
    The Seed and the Earth loved each other. The Seed rollicked in the lap of the Earth; it
    was reluctant to grow. But one day, it rained and the Seed rose to a great height. The earth
    does not grow in height but spreads out. They both grew apart. The Tree wishes to become a
    Seed again. The Earth wishes to take back her blessing. The Earth would never be able to feel
    the soft touch of that very same Seed. Every single thing in life does not have an obverse to
    it. Night is not a dark Day, and Day is not a bright Night.

    6. "All trees grow in imagination. In memory, they always remain seeds." Explain.
    The Seed and the Earth both loved each other. The Seed rollicked in the lap of the
    Earth. It wanted to remain there forever; it was reluctant to grow. But one day, it rained and
    the Seed could not defer its sprouting. It put forth shoots and rose to a great height. In fact,
    the tree has not grown; it has just achieved heights; it is still the very same seed. The tree is
    merely Earth’s imagination. All trees grow in imagination. In memory, they always remain
    seeds. According to Buddha, all objects of the world and forms of experience are
    manifestations of the mind.

    Prepared by:
    Prof. MURUKAN BABU C.R.
    (formerly) Associate Professor of English
    Panampilly Memorial Govt. College
    Chalakudy

    email: mbabucr@gmail.com

    https://www.youtube.com/@MurukanBabu

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