Related commentaries – Harvest

Jesus Explained The Parable of The Sower – Mark 4:10 – 4:20

Chinese Farmers Planted Small Potatoes

Many years ago, Chinese farmers theorized that they could eat their big potatoes and use the small ones for seed. Consequently, they ate the big potatoes and planted the small ones. As a result of this,  over the years, nature eventually reduced the size of all the potatoes they harvested to marbles. They learned through this bitter experience that they could not have the best things of life for themselves and use their leftovers for seed. The law of the harvest reflected the planting! (Source Unknown).