Think about it.
There are always people who high-grade the cashews from bowls of mixed nuts. Not for them the lowl sunflower seeds, still in their husks. Now this is all that remains. Those who did not get the cashews are asking for them. The high-graders who did get them are now demanding the even more expensive Macadamia nuts. The doorbell is ringing, announcing the arrival of more guests. Dr. Pangloss is telling her in one ear that everything will be OK. In her other ear Cassandra is assuring her that everything is not OK. What Gaia knows for certain is that in cracking the sunflower seeds, the guests will make one hell of a mess, drop bunches of them on the carpet, and spoil the party for everyone.
-Stuart L. Pimm
-Stuart L. Pimm