This post was inspired by an avocado tree in my compound at home over the last couple of days. How did we get here, and what are the implications?

I spent a year aggressively pruning the top of the tree bringing it down to about 4m high, so the tree spread its branches low and wide. The fruits can now be picked by anyone at anytime without a lot of effort.

This gave me an idea that I need to focus on growing lower and stronger, strengthening few but critical aspects of life, family and career to make it easy for the future harvest. I grow lower, closer to the ground, closer to what is happening at the moment, closer to today and the things that matter – the bare necessities of life.