It seems to me that this whole entire song is about total and complete submission to a higher authority. The farmer uproots the hydrangea out of nessesity because he needs the wheat. The daughter who complains doesn't understand this, while the one who is quiet is upset about it, but understand that it is needed.
He is saying that whatever things come and go in our lives God knows what He is doing and it is in our best intrest to trust Him and not complain about anything. He further establishes this point in the part about the turtle and the humming bird. The turtle does not move, but rather, is moved by the zoo keeper's assistant, while the humming bird exerts all of its energy just to stand still. Aaron is saying that it is better to be moved by a higher power than to try moving on our own. At the end of the song he welcomes the turtle, the submission to authority, and dismisses the pride that wants to do it all on its own. This seems to be a theme throughout the whole album. Good stuff.
It seems to me that this whole entire song is about total and complete submission to a higher authority. The farmer uproots the hydrangea out of nessesity because he needs the wheat. The daughter who complains doesn't understand this, while the one who is quiet is upset about it, but understand that it is needed. He is saying that whatever things come and go in our lives God knows what He is doing and it is in our best intrest to trust Him and not complain about anything. He further establishes this point in the part about the turtle and the humming bird. The turtle does not move, but rather, is moved by the zoo keeper's assistant, while the humming bird exerts all of its energy just to stand still. Aaron is saying that it is better to be moved by a higher power than to try moving on our own. At the end of the song he welcomes the turtle, the submission to authority, and dismisses the pride that wants to do it all on its own. This seems to be a theme throughout the whole album. Good stuff.