Agriculture and time
Inevitably, it is always when time's most tight that we end up doing something else. But at least that was time well-spent. And as always, in my opinion. Which may not be the opinion of others. Perhaps especially my dad (heheee).
Well it's been far too often that we have to prioritise things and we get them wrong. But things are always wrong only if the outcome is wrong. If you didn't know what outcome was wrong, you wouldn't necessarily know when it was wrong, right? So there. It's expectations, your own, that should matter most. If we apply the utilitarian way of thinking, the end justifies the means. For example, if I do well in my exams, it won't matter if I studied for 3 years or 3 days. But that's the way life goes. It is not always the case that we can plan in advance too. And that's the way how some people "get away with it". But that's not necessarily not well-earned. You reap what you sow. If you sow high-quality seeds they mature in 2 days. No? The trick then is to make sure that when you have 3 days left, that you sow the correct seeds. No one will help you do that. And the outcome is not guaranteed. If the soil has been washed off by erosion, or there has been excessive leaching of the nutrients when you weren't watching, or there was contamination by crude oil, or some large Flame of the Forest tree grew over your plot, or you sold your land for some quick profit and a Mercedes, then you are in trouble. Having to buy a new plot of land before sowing the seeds will incur additional costs, plus leave you with less time to plant the seeds.
If you are not sure if you can leave the seeds for so late, then perhaps you might want to try it once. Or you might chicken out and be like everyone else, trying it the tried-and-tested (i.e. hard) way and start 3 months ahead of time. Well if it doesn't work, at least you know you are not suited for this kind of investment*.
So there. My take on agriculture. Time to do some transplanting into my 4 modules next week.
*I prefer this word to "risk", but we all know they mean the same, right?
Well it's been far too often that we have to prioritise things and we get them wrong. But things are always wrong only if the outcome is wrong. If you didn't know what outcome was wrong, you wouldn't necessarily know when it was wrong, right? So there. It's expectations, your own, that should matter most. If we apply the utilitarian way of thinking, the end justifies the means. For example, if I do well in my exams, it won't matter if I studied for 3 years or 3 days. But that's the way life goes. It is not always the case that we can plan in advance too. And that's the way how some people "get away with it". But that's not necessarily not well-earned. You reap what you sow. If you sow high-quality seeds they mature in 2 days. No? The trick then is to make sure that when you have 3 days left, that you sow the correct seeds. No one will help you do that. And the outcome is not guaranteed. If the soil has been washed off by erosion, or there has been excessive leaching of the nutrients when you weren't watching, or there was contamination by crude oil, or some large Flame of the Forest tree grew over your plot, or you sold your land for some quick profit and a Mercedes, then you are in trouble. Having to buy a new plot of land before sowing the seeds will incur additional costs, plus leave you with less time to plant the seeds.
If you are not sure if you can leave the seeds for so late, then perhaps you might want to try it once. Or you might chicken out and be like everyone else, trying it the tried-and-tested (i.e. hard) way and start 3 months ahead of time. Well if it doesn't work, at least you know you are not suited for this kind of investment*.
So there. My take on agriculture. Time to do some transplanting into my 4 modules next week.
*I prefer this word to "risk", but we all know they mean the same, right?
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