A king was once walking through a plantation, when he noticed an old man with a white beard on his knees planting some seeds. He walked over to the man and said, “My kind father, what are you doing?” The old man smiled innocently and said, “Hello, my dear majesty, I am planting tiny date palm saplings.” The king surprisingly replied, “But, father, doesn’t it take twenty to fifty years for date palms to bear fruit?” The old man smiled as he replied, “Yes, my majesty, that is correct.” The confused king asked, “Will you ever be able to eat the dates from the trees you are planting?” The old man
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