The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-27
TODAY AND TOMORROW

morrow we de-" says some foolish
one, as quoted in the Good Bokk
But" observes a wise man of the
present. you flatter yourself-to-
morrow you will live, and that is
worse than dying"
The child lives in the present The
boy wants things now. He has nc
patience. He does not know tomor-
row or what tomorrow means. Time
is no element in his scheme of
scheme of things. He simply lives
The man who is really happy is
the man who lives in the future
who anticipates. Hope" says a
current writer, lis a much more
dominant factor in the joys of life
than realization" How many a good
time you have had anticipating the
good time that didn't materialize?
The man or woman who never
takes thought of the future, of
course, cannot look forward to the
future with any hope or anticipa-
ton. The wise man says. Look out
for tomorrow and today will look
out for ITSELF" The fool says, Have
a good time today and let tomorrow
worry about ITSELF The Biblical
fool was Esau, who sold out cheap.
He wanted something, to eat quick
and got it-for a price But what
a price,
The world is full of Esaus-
women and children who sell out
Cheap years wretchedness for an
hours qualification; days pay for
few moments thrills; week S
ware for a days dissipation There
is law of compensation at work in
this old world and you will find cut
that you pay for every foolish thing
you do.
The foolish one believes in now;
he scorns tomorrow. I'VE live but
once" says he, therefore let us live
merrily" That is just the reason we
ought to live sensibly-we live but
once, therefore let us live we'll.
Il believe appetites were made to
crafty" says the worldly wise one.
They were--in the right way. Il be-
lieve in mortgaging the future for
the fun of the present." says he.
The mortgage may be fore
closed. Il believe in picking the
blossom because it's so sweet" says
he. Wrong again. The fruit is
sweeter than the blossom and you
can eat fruit-the blossom you can't.
II believe that other people should
save money, build homes, have bank
accounts and carry Insurance." says
lie. Wrong again. Their homes and
bank accounts won't help you when
your tomorrow comes. You have got
to help yourself today, if you want
tomorrow to help you.
~ believe in luck" says he once
my luck is bad" Wrong
again. Your philosophy is bad, not
your luck. You believe the other
fellow should work and save? Show
him how. You believe that money
brings happiness? Save some and
find out how much. You believe that
winter is coming and you'll need
some coal? Wait and see. You be-
lieve that money is power? Save
some and find out how strong it is.
Before the writer of this thrift
talk lies letter-an appeal from
who didn't believe in the law
Of compensation; who didn't believe
in tomorrow; who didn't believe in
bank accounts, or saving. She defied
all the laws of society tried to live
her own life as she saw fit, and now
her tomorrow has come and she has
Nv ihohCy. Die HccuS lJ-SIl6 CdH I
live without it. Out of thousand
hells she knows she is wrong and has
been wrong, for yesterday has gone,
today is going, and tomorrow is COM
ing fast.
Eat, drink and be merry, if you
will, for tomorrow you may die, but
the chances are you won't, even
though you would like to. Tomorrow
will be sad day for you, if you live
Today wrong. Today's savings mean
comforts, and tomorrow
there may be nothing to save -
Miami Herald.
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