Lina and The Seed of Courage

One sunny day, Lina was helping her father, a kind gardener, plant seeds in their garden. She asked, 'Papa, why don’t we plant anything near the dark forest?' Her father smiled and said, 'The forest may seem scary, Lina, but fear is like darkness—it feels big, but it shrinks when you face it.' Lina frowned and asked, 'But what if it doesn’t? What if something bad happens?' Her father held up a small seed and said, 'Do you know what this is?'