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kairos12

(13,337 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:49 AM Dec 2020

I think it can be said, that person who plants seedlings for trees, under whose shade, they will

sit, is a vitally important person for health of a democracy.

What does it say then about a person who spends his time pouring salt into wells, dug long ago, from which we all drink. And future generations will need to survive?

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I think it can be said, that person who plants seedlings for trees, under whose shade, they will (Original Post) kairos12 Dec 2020 OP

Very nice contrast of these two messages - more than ever it seems there is a tug of 42bambi Dec 2020 #1

42bambi

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1. Very nice contrast of these two messages - more than ever it seems there is a tug of