It's in the trees...

"When's the best time to plant a tree?" asked a person on a TV show I was watching. "Twenty years ago."

In fact, he'd left off the end of the ancient Chinese proverb, viz. "The second-best time is today."

I actually prefer the misquote. The conclusion should be obvious. And it's more thought-provokingly punishing without the final line.

A few days later, I heard someone on a podcast declare, "A society grows great when old men plant trees under whose shade they know they shall never sit."

Which is an ancient Greek proverb. Digging in the same soil. Perhaps - translation aside - a couple of words longer than necessary.

Again, I prefer the truncated Chinese saying from the telly.

Also watching: K-drama "The Whirlwind" [Netflix].

Playing: "The Goonies" boardgame. One player oversees things as GM = Goondocks Master :-)

Listening: Compilation CD "Indie Sounds From Newie And The Hunter", "Doctor Who - The Lost Stories 8.1 - Deathworld".

Relistening: "Doctor Who - The Lost Stories 1.1 - The Nightmare Fair".