Unexpected Returns

From the Swietlistej Drogi, the King of Pentacles; from the Mirrors of the Heart, Openness:

This King of Pentacles tosses some coins into a wheat field; it brings to mind the term 'seed money.' There is a sense that something old yet worthy could be shored up or something new created with his investment. In the real world, this investment might also include using our resources of time and energy besides just money. Sure, some of these applied resources may not provide a return (they get eaten by the birds), but Openness reminds us not to fold our hand too quickly. We probably won't get the result we visualized, but we still might see an unexpected positive return on our investment.