Dandelion
When I was very small you would take a dandelion’s pod with all the many seeds on it, forming a ball. You would then blow the seeds off of the pod by blowing softly on it. The seeds would then travel through the air on the wind and float away like little helicopters. In nature the wind itself does this job, and scatters the seed all over the landscape in this way, where it will reproduce new individual plants.
Peacock
When a male peacock fans out its feathers, they stand out proudly and show a brilliant display of colours. You can then see the bird he really is.
Stamp of Approval
In the Amazon rain-forest, one finds a frog that is poisonous, and that the natives make their poisoned darts from (Blow-pipe). It has a large red blotch, or marking, on it - to indicate that it is indeed poisonous. It is natures mark and gaurantee that it is fit for this task.
(True colours: Matthew 3:16 The Living Bible.)
Tilt
In the old days you got pin-ball machines in the corner-shop, which cost a few cents to play. You started out with three balls, three chances, and you could earn more by progressing through the game. Depending on how good you were, your game would be long or short. With pushing the buttons and the machine about whilst playing, the action would sometimes be too much for the machine and it would freeze for while displaying the words ‘TILT’ boldly on the screen. The machine would then take a while to re-activate, before you could continue with the game. Shaking someone’s beliefs has the same effect on their mind, and it says ‘tilt’ when you do this. Suddenly they have no bearings in life, and are like the proverbial ship without a rudder…
Organization
Organization is like the clockwork of a watch. Every small part must be perfectly timed and synchronised. Every tiny part has its specific function. If all runs a hundred percent smoothly, all the different parts together work towards a greater goal and purpose, as watch-parts work together with the aim to indicate the time of day.
Debt
When the debt-collector stands in front of the door, that's when you have to think about starting to pay...
