Jesus made it clear in the Parable of the Sower that the devil does take the word from them so they don't believe. Yet the word Finds the good ground.
Matthew 13:3-9,
Mark 4:2-9, and
Luke 8:4-8,
A friend (in real life) recently quipped in answered to a dig directed at him saying, "I'm just going to behave nonchalant," which perfectly illustrated his reception of the slight to his person (although it was funny because it also happened to illustrate a characteristic of the actual dig). And another friend (in unreal life, that is, here) expressed what seemed to be a novel idea to me, I've never heard it even suggested before anyway, that each heart can have characteristic of each of these soils at one time or another. But, even though I was inclined to run with this idea, I just proceeded on the side of caution and looked to either prove or disprove this possibility, and your links provided me the perfect and most convenient opportunity. In Jesus' explanation of the good soil, He mentions a "good" heart. One might even say a twice good heart considering two different words, kale and (kai; And, even, also, namely) agathe, are both used, and both, essentially, mean "good." Interestingly, of the first, "kalos," The Strong's Lexicon's Corresponding Greek/Hebrew Entries has "The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "kalos" is "tov...This word is used to describe God's creation,..." and Usage: submits, "In the New Testament, "kalos" is frequently used to describe...and the inherent goodness of God's creation..." And of the second word, agathos' Meaning: "intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it is seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning."
So, the first chance I get, the next time I happen to see my real life friend showing any sign of concern, I intend to make sure I don't miss the opportunity to tell him that, "I've noticed you seem a bit chalant today."