Yesterday I thought about a metapher for it: A small tree that grows in the shadow with minimal sunlight. If it just would get enough sunlight for once, it cou

Yesterday I thought about a metapher for it: A small tree that grows in the shadow with minimal sunlight. If it just would get enough sunlight for once, it could grow high enough and reach direct sunlight, it could get the energy for real sustained growth. But as long as its in the shade, it will simply never get that energy, no matter how much it is told by other plants to just grow a little bit more. When there is no more energy, there is no more energy, even if the goal is close. Maybe an old tree will fall down, then suddenly there is enough air and light, until then you can only grow with what energy you have avaiable. Not everyone makes it and not everyone had even the chance.