More disagreement on what was promised, if anything. At the center of it all, the farm is a constant, and the work goes on. While they worry about their future and security, their parents suggest they trust them and get to work. While they worry about their future and security, their children suggest they should let go of the reins and get out of the way. When it comes to transition on the family farm, the oak tree that should be shading and protecting the family is the Plan for the farm and the future.
Trouble is, nobody planted that tree.
Well, fact is, we didn't know where to plant it, how big it was going to get, or what nutrients it required for growth and health. In other words, we simply didn't know what to do . So, we didn't plant that oak tree when and where it could do the most good. We simply let volunteer saplings take root and grow as and how they could. Some of them are now threatening the foundation of the home place.