Packages of Life

The remarkable cone of a knob cone pine tree is both an impenetrable vault and a launch pad for flying seeds that can restore a devastated forest.  Watch an incredible example of life's provision and evidence for intelligent design in this fascinating video. 

Like pine cones guarding the future of towering conifers, we each carry seeds of potential within us. These seeds—ideas, ambitions, transformations—are released not in moments of ease, but in conditions that demand resilience. Just as pine cones open in dry air and close in damp, we respond to the entropy of life: expanding when challenged, retreating when overwhelmed. Growth, then, is not a linear path but a dynamic response to the shifting climate of our inner and outer worlds. By embracing this rhythm, we learn to thrive in the face of uncertainty.