The elves do have long lives and are not short-sighted, though. : )
They're also complete idiots on occasion... I've thought since, the Dwarves are long-lived and seem to have their shit together. But again, you don't see much of them or of how it affects their thinking. And also, to a lesser extent, the hobbits.
Re: planting oaks, Sweden too! I remember actually some forester recently sent a message to the Navy, saying, "your oaks are now ready!". I guess it was partly a publicity thing, but also literally true that it was a commission from hundreds of years ago.
How lovely! I hope they're put to good use. Just goes to show that the Numenoreans were also idiots, since us ordinary types have been thinking centuries ahead for a long time (maybe not so much now.)
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They're also complete idiots on occasion... I've thought since, the Dwarves are long-lived and seem to have their shit together. But again, you don't see much of them or of how it affects their thinking. And also, to a lesser extent, the hobbits.
Re: planting oaks, Sweden too! I remember actually some forester recently sent a message to the Navy, saying, "your oaks are now ready!". I guess it was partly a publicity thing, but also literally true that it was a commission from hundreds of years ago.
How lovely! I hope they're put to good use. Just goes to show that the Numenoreans were also idiots, since us ordinary types have been thinking centuries ahead for a long time (maybe not so much now.)