The Germ: The seat of power

From Drop Box

"Above is drawn a diagram of a typical seed with two cotyledons. The cotyledons are specialized rudimentary leaves containing a supply of nourishment sufficient for the initial stage of the development of the germ.

The Germ is the real thing; the seat of identity. Within its delicate mechanism lies the will to power: the function which is to seek and eventually to find its full expression in form.

The seat of power and the will to live constitute the simple working idea upon which all that follows is based -- as to efflorescence.

A System of architectural Ornament According with a philosophy of Mans Powers."

Louis Sullivan

Written by an Architect that shaped our world, he too understands the process of maturity.