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I installed both AC and solar panels when heat got too dangerous for my kids.

Yes, many everyday problems can be solved with money, money were literally invented for that exact purpose. Other problems can be solved with time, for example - trees need a fuckton of time to grow, but I still replaced most of the grass in my garden with trees and bushes. I will most likely never rest under their shade in my life, but is that really important to see the benefits fast?

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IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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.

There’s a ton of variants of this, and saying (in a form or another) apparently goes back to 1700s.

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- elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Mark Twain, actually.
  
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  - IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    That particular quote is from D. Elton Trueblood. Mark Twain said “The best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The second best time is now.”. A bit different twist, but the same idea.
    
    There’s also (alledeg) Indian proverb: “Blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will never sit.”. And many other variations of the same over the last 300 years or so.
    
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    HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Hmmm wasn’t there also chinese proverb that said “plan for a year? - rice, plan for ten years? - orchard, plan for 100 years? - education”
    
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  - elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I was actually being faeticious, pointing out how half of the quotes in the internet are attributed to Mr. Clemens, half to Groucho Marx, and half to Tsun Zu.
    
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