In his fable, "The Man Who Planted Trees," he tells the story of a solitary French shepherd who planted one hundred acorns a day for thirty years, transforming the environment and community around him. It is an eloquently told tale of how an individual can have such a positive impact through the strength of his convictions and the stamina to pursue them.
 
about "The Man who Planted Trees"By Jean Giono Posted by Joan Brunwasser (about the submitter) (Page 1 of 1 pages) (View How Many People Read This) No comments |
|
In his fable, "The Man Who Planted Trees," he tells the story of a solitary French shepherd who planted one hundred acorns a day for thirty years, transforming the environment and community around him. It is an eloquently told tale of how an individual can have such a positive impact through the strength of his convictions and the stamina to pursue them.
Joan Brunwasser Social Media Pages: 
Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of (more...)
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.
If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.
STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Most Popular Articles by this Author: (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)
Interview with Dr. Margaret Flowers, Arrested Tuesday at Senate Roundtable on Health Care
Renowned Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck on "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success"
Howard Zinn on "The People Speak," the Supreme Court and Haiti
Snopes confirms danger of Straight Ticket Voting (STV)
Fed Up With Corporate Tax Dodgers? Check Out PayUpNow.org!
Literary Agent Shares Trade Secrets With New Writers
To View Comments or Join the Conversation: