Good things take time, including trees

• Published date: 23 October 2024
• Author: TIM NELSON
• Publication title: Wairarapa Midweek

Years ago, I lived in a part of Masterton which didn’t have the beautiful tree lined streets that we have now. Just before we moved from that area, trees were planted on the street where we used to live. Recently, I drove down that street for the first time in ages – and noticed was how established those trees are now. The foresight to plant them years ago has led to them adding so much to that community today

So many of the good things do take time – including trees. If we take the time to plan ahead and invest in long term goals, eventually those goals will come to fruition. Then, we can look back with gratitude that we made those initial steps so long ago.

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