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One of the problems facing every generation of young people is not understanding the level of wisdom of their elders. You truly don’t know the wealth of experie
by koolba 4y ago
One of the problems facing every generation of young people is not understanding the level of wisdom of their elders. You truly don’t know the wealth of experience to which you have access till well after you’ve achieved it or lost it.
Apt quote from Mark Twain:
> When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
- bluefirebrand 4y agoMaybe? Most of the "knowledge" my elder neighbours seem to give me is about lawn care. How to have a perfectly cut, perfectly green, weed-free, bug free lawn As if that is something worth achieving. Meanwhile I'm planting clover in my grass, hanging up mason bee houses, and avoiding RoundUp like the plague. He mows several times a week, sprays weeds with poison, and waters liberally to make it super green. What a waste of time, effort, and clean water.
- rufus_foreman 4y ago>> How to have a perfectly cut, perfectly green, weed-free, bug free lawn That's pretty much what I'm after with my lawn. What's his advice on bugs?