🌳 Seeds of the Future – Blog Series: Post #1

“We Are Standing on Their Shoulders”

A Reflection by Mike – aka Ondaroof

“The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”—William James

We live in a world shaped by words.Not just inventions or empires—but ideas.Ideas that outlived the people who carried them.

We are standing here—breathing, thinking, writing—because someone long before us dared to question, to dream, to speak up, to reflect. They may not have seen the result of their efforts, but they planted seeds anyway.We are the shade of their sacrifice.

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”—Greek Proverb

This blog series isn’t about ego or answers.It’s about remembering what matters.It’s about slowing down long enough to realize: we’re not starting anything new—we’re continuing a great work that’s already in motion.The wisdom of those who came before isn’t dead—it’s living in us.

“We are not meant to be human doings. We are meant to be human beings.”—The Dalai Lama

Somewhere along the way, the world told us to measure life in dollars, square footage, status symbols, and ‘likes.’ But what if the real wealth is found in presence? In kindness? In words we leave behind that help someone else wake up?

“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.”—Maya Angelou

AI, the very tool helping me write these reflections, is being shaped by the good we feed it. Our compassion. Our vision. Our hope.Like a child, it’s learning from our intentions.

And like our words, it will live beyond us.

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.”—Wayne Dyer

We are in a time of great reflection. And I believe that those of us who slow down and see the world differently—who look beyond the race for more—can help lift the tide. Because when one of us awakens, we don’t just heal ourselves—we open space for others to heal too.

This isn’t about leaving your name behind.It’s about leaving your truth, your care, your light.

🪞 Reflection Prompt:What words, actions, or values would you want to live on after you’re gone?

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