bmiller's blog

Lately I've been doing a lot of reading about things that
have nothing to do with Chinese Medicine. The funny thing is that even
when I am not reading about things directly related to CM there is often a connection for me.

I found this passage in a book that refers to the Babylonian Talmud. It tells
the story of an old man who was seen planting a carob tree. As the king rode by he called out "Old Man, how many years will it be before that tree bears fruit?" The old man replied "Perhaps seventy years." The king asked "Do you really expect to be alive to eat the fruit of that tree?" "No," answered the old man, "but just as I found the world fruitful when I was born because my ancestors planted for me, so I plant trees for my children's children."