1 June 2025 @Marinnewest's so Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2754: Measure This.
This is my post for #freewriters2754 #dailyprompt measure this hosted by @marinnewest's.
It was just another day on the farm, or so it seemed. When you stood at the edge of your field with a notebook in one hand and a tape measure in the other, the sun had just begun to peek over the horizon. You considered farming to be both an art and a science, while most people saw it as a mundane task. "Take a measurement," you murmured, mainly to yourself, as you eyed the recently excavated irrigation trench.
Accuracy was crucial. Not only in bed lengths or seed spacing, but also in when to sow, what nutrients to use, and the direction of the sun. Others made guesses, but you measured. Others hoped, but you did the maths. And it was that that changed everything.
It had become a sort of personal motto to "measure this." Nothing escaped your keen observation, from crop yields to market trends, from rainfall patterns to soil pH levels. There was a common joke in the community that you could tell a tomato plant's growth rate just by looking at it, and they were not far off.
However, being precise was not the goal in and of itself. You felt that understanding came from measurement, and that knowledge resulted in wiser choices. In addition to changing your own farm, your data-driven strategies changed the perspective of nearby farmers. Others gradually began following your lead, measuring water flow, using apps to track plant health, and even accurately timing harvests.
A young village boy approached you one day and enquired, "Why do you always measure everything?"
Grinning, you knelt next to him and gestured towards a row of crops that were flourishing. Because numbers also speak loudly in nature. It will also tell you exactly what it needs if you learn to listen.
The boy began to repeat what you said and followed you around with his notebook from that day on. He would hold a ruler to a leaf and whisper, "Measure this."
And just like that, your story became part of something bigger — a legacy of observation, learning, and growth.