Things are sometimes more than they appear, and can tell us more than the obvious.  Seeds are not yet what they will be.  An acorn is genetically an oak tree but only a fraction of the size and mass of the mature tree.  Like all seeds, the job of the acorn is simply to survive until conditions are right for it to reactivate and begin to grow.  There is truly a sense in which the seed form may die by germination but, in doing so, brings forth an abundance of fruit  Seeds provide many unique ways for life to spread since the plant itself is tied to one spot.  But what do seeds tell us beyond the obvious?  Uplook Magazine September-October 2013, p.30.