There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. Jean Rostand Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by looking in the rearview mirror. A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past.
Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.
The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.