The Seeds of Language Can Become Manifest Only When Conditions Ripen

Answer: For a child to know that it is a ceiling, he must go through learning—someone must tell him that it is a ceiling before he can know it. However, before he has learned to speak, he cannot express it and lacks verbal expression. When the mind consciousness has learned to express itself, because the language seeds differ, each child's manner and method of verbal expression differ, and the results differ: some express themselves clearly and endearingly, while some cannot express themselves clearly.

Seeds need to encounter conditions before they can manifest; when the conditions are not complete, the seeds temporarily do not function. For language seeds to manifest, they require the condition of the mind consciousness learning environmental knowledge. When the mind consciousness has not yet acquired worldly knowledge, the language seeds do not function.