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One of the best things I’ve read in a while. The part about eating meat with hands that didn’t have to get bloody…I’ve long thought it’s pretty decadent and wrong?/corrupting maybe, how far removed most of society is from the death that takes place before you can eat. The part about boredom is to tyrants what children are to groomers, pure gold:). Also, is there anything more perfect than a strawberry?

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Thank you, an no - there is little that compares to the flesh of a strawberry. It’s a cure for all misery

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Thank you for that

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This was such a great read, thank you.

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Not being challenged leads to comfort, comfort leads to boredom, boredom leads to questioning purpose, questioning purpose leads to depression. Only way to fix this cycle of misery is to spend time out in nature, have less, and stay challenged.

Great post highlighting the importance of appreciating life and nature.

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Thanks Erik. Comfort leads to so many issues that it was hard just to stick with boredom - I could have gone in 100 different directions. Evidence is all around us.

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Agreed, Sam. Another great lesson shared, thank you for that. Btw, fig trees are the best!

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Without a doubt. I need to keep myself from growing even more of them. It's a great healthy addiction.

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Back to the woods!

For some sanity deciphering

The random chaos defined as the cycle of life. It’s all there from below to above.

Just observing.

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Observing is the definition of sanity. Agreed, it is all there.

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That’s awesome! We have also some fig trees in our common plots. Few volunteers make fig jam that is a big seller in our community market. First lesson I was taught, do not expect the same thing every year. Mother Nature is in charge!

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Doing some “gentleman farming”, watching amazing Mother Nature grow different veggies and pollinating flowers, pulling weeds non-stop, and comradeship of fellow farmers gets never boring in the Low Country. Highly recommended.

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I'm new to gentleman farming, but my ~15 fig trees have taught me quite a bit. The cycle your talking about is addicting - I wouldn't trade it for anything and I'm looking forward to expanding.

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