“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.”

2025-11-25

“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.”

-D. Elton Trueblood

As I get older and older, my reputation is more important than my financial state because that’s passed down to my children.

What are the seeds that you plant today that you know you probably never see the fruition of, but is really important?

It could be playing with your grandkids or kids, could be something else.

What do you do to plant those seeds in the future?

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