nanopolitics handbook - Minor Compositions

At some point the plant will ceasegrowing and making fruits, it willstart to become yellow and dry up,and finally it will die 6 . If, when deadand dry, the body of the plant shouldbe cumbersome, you could break itinto pieces and mix the bits with theearth. Since the earth gave it nourishmentto grow, it’s right for the earthto get the organic substance of theplant back so that it can be nourishedin turn.P.S. often, especially with aromaticplants, the right moment to takethe seeds and keep them for the nextyear is precisely when the plant is almostcompletely dry.6. At first, I felt sorry whenever aplant died (I thought it was my fault,as if I had the absolute power / controlover it – how presumptuous!).Now, after a bit of experience, I havestarted seeing this matter under adifferent light (also because otherwiseit was going to become frustrating):death is part of the life of the plant, aswell as its birth, its growth, the fruitsthat gives; and in some way I find itbeautiful (and rare) to take part in theentire life of a being, from beginningto end.253