An acorn falls to the ground and eventually sprouts tiny, frail stems that reach toward the warm sunlight. It sends roots into the ground to anchor itself and, growing just a little bit each day, becomes a seedling and then a small tree. The wind blows, the droughts come, the seasons change, and through it all the young tree perseveres. In time, it becomes a tall, sturdy, beautiful oak, producing more acorns which eventually add up to an entire forest.
