02475cam a22004093u 4500 60761 UtSlPG 20260610134412.0 m cr n 260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Reynolds, Mack, 1917-1983 The Good Seed Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2019 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1960 Release date is 2019-11-22 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Good Seed" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative unfolds on a distant, Earth-like planet called Mersey, focusing on Calvin Mulloy, a top survey engineer who finds himself stranded on a small island during a violent storm. The story explores themes of survival, existential dread, and the quest for significance in life, especially through the eyes of one's own mortality. As the storm intensifies, Calvin encounters an intelligent plant that also faces imminent death due to the rising waters. Their conversations reveal Calvin's inner turmoil and his desperation to accomplish something meaningful before his potential demise. The plant expresses a different perspective on life and death, emphasizing the importance of having seeded and contributed to existence even in the face of mortality. Eventually, in a moment of revelation, Calvin realizes the true essence of living not just for oneself but for a greater purpose, culminating in his act of saving the plant's seeds, which symbolizes hope and continuity beyond his own life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Islands -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Floods -- Fiction Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981 Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1960 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60761 101587 101587