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In 1876 gold was found in the hills above Knysna, and by the late 1880s the little town of Millwood had hotels, a newspaper and hundreds of hopeful diggers. A few years later the forest had quietly taken most of it back.

Three lessons

  1. Chase substance, not shine. The reefs were never as rich as the rumours.
  2. Build where you can grow. Knysna outlasted Millwood because it had more than one reason to exist.
  3. Leave room for the forest. Ambition is beautiful; so is rest.

Liefde, Cara

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