"The seed does not know whether it will b..." - Somali Proverb

“The seed does not know whether it will become a flower or a thorn.”

- Somalinature

Meaning

Beginnings do not reveal endings; potential unfolds in unpredictable ways.

Somali pastoral communities observe that savanna seeds can become food plants or thorny bushes. Life's outcomes are inherently uncertain.

Origin

Somali

Language

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