Humus

Real World Example

Imagine trying to clean out your messy closet where you keep tossing clothes without organizing. Just as your closet accumulates layers of clothes over time that you eventually sort and use to create new outfits, soil accumulates layers of decayed plant and animal matter known as humus, which enriches it. In both scenarios, the clutter in your closet and the accumulation of organic matter in soil serve as a reservoir of resources—clothes ready for new outfits or nutrients ready for growing plants—demonstrating how past accumulations can be transformed into valuable assets for future use.

Real World Example Illustration