PLANTING THE TREE OF THE NATION

Planting the Tree of the Nation ~ 58 ~ PLANTING THE TREE OF THE NATION The former U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, referring to Lyautey, once remarked: “I once asked my gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for a hundred years. I replied, “In that a case there is no time to lose, plant it in the afternoon...” Chartered Account, New Delhi, 79. (Supplement) The growth and development of a nation is likewise a lengthy affair, and there has to be a tremendous input at both the individual and national levels before it finally bursts into blossom and finds the position of honour and glory that it merits in world affairs. But to one who points who out that no one can wait for a national policy to mature if it is going to take a hundred years, the only answer is: “In that case, we cannot afford to lose even a single