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Tim Lundeen's avatar

I liked "speeding the garden" :-)

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HardeeHo's avatar

Please, those of us who did write perfectly well understand what your efforts are like. I assure you this reader values your content and the meaning beneath the content. I do appreciate the effort it takes and really don't worry too much over typos. Self-editing is quite hard when the garden needs attention.

I have observed that most wealthy nations have a low birth rate. I tie it to personal greed and a shallow view of the future. My children and theirs and now the greats are a joy at my age. I have been fortunate but never money rich. In my dotage, the children really are that important now. Would not have said that 40-50 years ago.

For Ukraine, the people out drain has been, I understand, bad for years. People were seeking a life that they imagined might be better. My community suffers as well from a loss of the young. Here it's largely because of low opportunity, perhaps there as well. Here, inept politicians, perhaps there as well. The great thing about the future is that one ought to exist and change can happen once the powers decide or the people decide. No matter what, some will be attracted to turn the land into food so I remain hopeful.

I need not point out that you elected to stay.

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