When is the best time to plant a tree?
My brother lives in Canada, so I don't get to talk to him very often. But yesterday we could connect and spent about 3 hours on the phone. We talked about politics, movies, daily random stuff, series, our family, TV shows, movies, series (he is a screen writer, so thess topics come up very often with him). I could notice that he is really active on Instagram right now, writing movies reviews and comments on the subject, so I invited him to come to Hive and also to POB.
He found it very interesting, but said that he didn't have the time right know to get to know it all. His focus is in making a better life for him there, writing his scrips and posting on Insta to raise awareness to people about his work in the film industry. Of course I get it, it's important to have focus on what you really want and planned for.
The most interesting thing is that at the same time I came back to posting, he does too. I did it because I had an urge to start expressing myself again, if not through juggling at least by writing. When I asked him what made him make this decision, because those were things that we always told me he would do but never did, he asked me back "When is the best time to plant a tree?"
I had no answer at the moment, so my mind went back to one of my favorite things to do now a days: Take care of plants. Me and my wife started planting last year, and so far we got a little jungle garden in our house. We have flowers, fruits, herbs for healing or tea.
One of our pride and joy is the Jaboticaba tree, that we grew from the seed and it takes around 10 years to bear fruit. But that didn't matter to us, we are happy that it is growing well.
When I thought about this tree, the answer was close to me. He told me the best time to plant a tree, but later I found out that this is actually an old Chinese Proverb.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now
I find this really empowering. To think that even though the best time has passed, the second best is just ahead. Like, right now. It also reminded me of this post by @allcapsonezero. When you put things in perspective, you can fell a little peace in your heart about steady growth.
Conclusion
How many of us think "If I just had bough that bitcoin 10 years ago..." Now we have a new tree, that's POB. It just started and maybe it will take years to bear fruit. But I believe most of us have the disposition to nourish it until it does. And if you just got here (and it doesn't matter if you are reading this some years in the future) the second best time to get in is now! Don't look into the past, don't think that the best time has passed, right now is the best time to do it!
Let´s keep our tree healthy and growing! Thanks for reading until here!
Keep posting and keep shining!
This post is part of the pob-fund Friday, a project created by @madstacks and @proofofbrainio. 50% of the voting goes to the project, as I've added it as my beneficiary. You can read more about it HERE and learn how to make @pob-fund a beneficiary HERE
bonus: If you don't know what a Jabuticaba is, here is a pic for you. It's a delicious fruit native from Brazil
Courtesy of Malcolm Manners
eu fico pensando, e se eu não tivesse vendido os 25 centavos de bitcoin que eu comprei em 2017, quando teve a alta em 2018? kkkkk
Hoje eu aprendo que bitcoin só se compra, nunca se vende
Alias, curti demais a sua imagem de final de post
Pois é man, eu aprendi a duras penas que Bitcoin só se compra tb... hehehe
Valeu! To cada vez mais brincando com isso de editar as imagens, achei que essa ficou bem legal
E vamo que vamo!
Com certeza estamos plantando hoje em dia. Basta a gente ter essa persistência e iremos colher
Esse é o espírito! Paciência e perseverança que no futuro vamos nos agradecer com certeza! hehehe
Valeu pelo comentário meu caro! E vamo que vamo!
Essa analogia do POB com uma árvore (e lembrar das lamentações de quem não acreditou no Bitcoin desde o início) foi ótima. Tu manda bem nisso heim, @fireguardian? Haha!
Ah, e teu irmão é roteirista? Que maneiro... Seria uma ótima adição para a Hive (em especial, para o projeto CineTV).
Valeu man!!! Quando você passa muito tempo aprendendo as coisas por parabolas e mitos, acaba ficando bom em analogias... hehehe
Sim, foi exatamente isso que eu pensei! Acho que ele agregaria demais a comunidade. Mas agora o foco é outro, quem sabe no futuro né?
Valeu pelo comentário!
E vamo que vamo!
Excellent reflection, thank you for sharing it. We must stay active and focused
Thank you for commenting!
For sure! This is the true formula to success!
Keep posting and keep shinning!
My friends have said the same thing to me at different times regarding joining the world of blockchain social. I get it since it makes sense for them to focus on Web 2.0 if it's a driving force for their revenue, but there will come a point where it crosses over.
I feel like there can be a place for POB alongside other platforms and it is going to be something that will take some time to flourish. So far I believe it's heading towards an alternative digital-social experience where thoughts and information are appreciated or challenged genuinely. Still, it's early doors, hard to know for sure where it'll end up.
Nice work with the graphic in the main image by the way, very clever!
Yes, I have no ideia on where we will go with POB, but I feel that with the fund it will be possible to reach other platforms just like you said. But yes, we are still to young to have any clue to where we will go.
Thanks for noticing! I'm really proud of it... hehehe
I've never been good with graphics, but even this POB is inspiring me to try harder. And I thought it came out pretty good too.
Always a pleasure to read a comment from you my friend!
Keep posting and keep shining!
I agree although I'm starting to see how the community could generate some real interest if it manages to break away from the general perspective held on proof of brain based platforms. I made a post about this yesterday, would love to hear your thoughts on it.
Simple is usually best! I like to dabble myself but just with super basic stuff. Always got to keep the creative juices flowing somehow.
I've read and voted on it, but now it's late and I need to sleep to work tomorrow. But I'll leave my impression about it soon!
This was a great read! Thanks. Your "garden" looks great too.
Thanks mate! I'm glad you liked it!
This garden is my pride and joy. We have a politics of "if it grows, it stays" so we don't pull all the weeds like we should, and it's always hard to trim them, but eventually we do it. And now we want more plants!!!
Good to hear from you!
Keep posting and keep shining!
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