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It is an hypothesis that the sun will rise tomorrow: and this means that we do not know whether it will rise. - Ludwig Wittgenstein 

it was a thursday when i attended a seminar on abaca (Musa textilis) production. i was not too interested since abaca has been there for quite some time and i do not see any substantial effect on the lives of abaca planters. but there were about thirty who attended that event. it was when i tried to listen to the second topic, about abaca morphology, a farmer asked the resource person: "tano po arog cayan ang dahon can abaca?" ("why are abaca leaves like that?-referring to the morphological appearance of the leaves") , with wit the speaker quickly replied, "ah, iyo man po siguro yan an gusto can mahal na Dios." ("ah, maybe that's how our loving God wants it to be.").
the same farmer asked another question: "ang pisog po can abaca nagtutubo man?" ("do abaca seeds grow if we plant them?"). the speaker simply replied, "pag dai po yan nagadan, matubo yan" ("if the seeds do not die, they will grow"). everybody laughed while the farmer just smiled and scratched his head.probably disappointed but the answers were quite 'right' and obvious.
humorous it may be, it's a story we can all learn from. old farmers are quick-witted that they can really be sarcastic, they've been  through a lot and perhaps have learned to submit to the laws of nature. simply put, some things are just beyond their control.there is wisdom in their indifference.uncertainty abounds but if you ask them why they still continue to plant their crops, they would tell you, they won't have anything to do anymore.