An old was planting a tree by the wayside. A group of young people were standing aside and watching the old man doing this. The young one found the old mans action silly and promtly told hem so.
What do you think you are doing, old man. Dont you realise that by the time that tree is matured and bearing fruit, you will be long dead and gone? they laughed at him
However, the wise old one simply told them, I know that I will not be around to enjoy the fruits of this tree. This is because the ones I have enjoyed in this my life time mostly was not planted by me either.
Please let us replenish the world, for we inherited it from our fathers as inheritance for our children,” For aaan old Greek proverb says that A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
