3/12/21
Most young tree saplings spend their early decades under the shade of their mother’s canopy.
Limited sunlight means they grow slowly.
Slow growth leads to dense, hard wood.
But something interesting happens if you plant a tree in an open field: free from the shade of bigger trees, the sapling gorges on sunlight and grows fast.
Fast growth leads to soft, airy wood that didn’t have time to densify.
And soft, airy wood is a breeding ground for fungus, disease, and ultimately a short life.
“A tree that grows quickly rots quickly and therefore never has a chance to grow old,” forester Peter Wohlleben writes.
Isn’t that true with so many other things too – life, business, love, relationships and virtually all aspects of our life.
Chamath once put it: “The faster you build it, that is the half life. It will get destroyed in the same amount of time.
Go slow, build a strong foundation, trust the process & stay blessed forever.