“Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

Warren Buffett American businessman, philanthropist

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Nsubuga Rogers from Uganda MAY 22, 2013
Another person is enjoying a mango because someone planted the mango trees several years ago.

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