Receptivity

"Rain falls only once every several years in parts of the immense Sahara Desert in North Africa. Yet when rain finally falls, sleeping seeds in the earth awaken to create colorful scenery. The seeds had always contained their own self-power and self-confidence, and waited only for the time for creative expression of their inner naturalness. No matter how long we have been asleep to our natural confidence, receptivity to higher truths can awaken us."

~ 1500 Ways to Escape the Human Jungle