To continue with the tree metaphor: “Blessed is he who plants a tree whose fruit he shall never taste”. So we remain hopeful, we plant seeds, nurture them, and have to pull some weeds too. It is hard work and we are impatient for the fruits of our labor, but we toil not solely for ourselves, but for all who come after us. (hopefully, we also understand that we enjoy what we have because of the good work of those who came before us).

Let us persevere. Let us continue to plant seeds and nurture them. Above all let us recognize that seedlings need light to flourish and fight those who would smother our world in darkness.

Would you like some acorns?

Expectations are great, but you do not change peoples minds like twisting their arms. Yes, Obama’s worst enemy is the high hopes he incited in his voters. You have do endure. You have to educate people how to carry on.

In the old ages governements in the northern hemisphere gave privilges to those who planted oak trees to get a forest of oakes that could be “harvested” some generations later in order to build ships, “man of war”, like the 17th century Swedish ship “Wasa” one of that countries most visited tourist goals. In some parts of the country you have still small oak forests, from that period. But not for shipbuilding any more.

The same is with the health care. People think about their insurances, if any, like the old saying; “The devil that you know is better than the one you don’t know.”. And they take to demonstrations to tell you that.

But the good will prevail, if the supporters persevere.

Carry On The Good Work, Stephen!

H.