Gone with the wind / by Alexander Lyadov

What would happen if a handful of seeds and fruits of different wind-dispersed plants (anemochoria) were thrown high into the air? The wings of the field maple will fly tens of meters, the willow will fly hundreds of meters, and the South American plant of the Compositae family, Heurelia ranosifolia, is able to set a record up to 7,500 km. Miniature weight, wings, plumage, crests, aerostats and turbines - each species has some design feature that affects the distance between points A and B. Common is the desire to expand the range of its species, that is, even the plants nature does not let sit in place, forcing the entire population to move forward.

A similar phenomenon can be observed at the level of society, companies, and even individuals. Some extreme event takes place that pulls a person out of his usual ground and, like a catapult, shoots him high up. The events are different - a war, a pandemic, a raider attack, the betrayal of a business partner or health problems - but the result is the same. Instead of a smooth flow of life - chaotic somersaults in the air currents, from which disorientation and horror arise in the head, and in the body - a gag reflex.

Sooner or later, nature comes to the rescue. Without noticing it or wishing to, his glider takes a unique path along a complex trajectory, ending up not somewhere, but in a certain place. Of course, random gusts of wind play a role, but something guides the man when he chooses for a new pattern those and not other found threads. Observing the progress of clients, I see that it is during such nomadic periods that it is possible to rapidly approach the state one has always desired. Having lost his former stability, even if against his will, the individual has suddenly found the freedom to realize what, languishing, has long matured within him. This realization sometimes comes after the fact, when the new territory is mastered and his business has again begun to boom.

Yours sincerely,

-Alexander


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