The Reynolds, Mack 1917-1983 creator Wood, Wallace 1927-1981 text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Release date is 2019-11-22 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Islands -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Floods -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60761 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60761 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134412.0 60761