If you are planting for a year, plant grain.
If you are planting for a decade, plant trees.
If you are planting for a century, plant people.
If you are planting for an eternity, plant the Word.
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Knowledge kept would be the crime of the century plant the knowledge in a pot of
kept who gets it who wins no one wins all will die the field of flowers covers me
eye cry the wind has taken all my thoughts the sorrow of the world has come the
pot is kept the knowledge pot but even worse restrictions come the harder it gets
the harder it seems to become no one wins when knowledge leaves the
knowledge pot unless it shares with all the people come the candle burning at
both ends impresses no one the work ignored the knowledge soon repressed
the books are burned the burning dress is added to the pep rally bond fire and
the work the fun is gone toss in all the textbooks while the devil dances there and
animal become
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