The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-31
TALKS ON IgIisIIr.

Eat. drink and be merry. for to-
morrow ye die" says some foolish oae.
as quoted in the Good Book. But. %
observes n wise man OF the present.
you flattcr yourself-tomorrow you
Will live. and that is worse than =
Ing"
The child lives in the present. The
hoy wants things now. lie has no pa
thence. He does not know tomorrow
or what tomorrow means. Time Is no
element in his scheme OF thugs. lie
simply lives.
Tho man who Is really happy is the
man who lives IN the future-w ho an
ticipates- Hope" says u current
writer. lis a much more dominant
factor In the joys az life than real.za-
ton" How many = good time you
have had anticipating the good time
that didn't m~aterinli1e.
Tho man or woman who never takes
thought OF the future, Of course. can
not look forward 20 the future with
any hope nt anticipation The wise
man says. Have a good time for to-
day will look out Tor itself" The fool
says. Have a good time Tor today
and let tomorrow worry about itsclt''
The Biblical fool was Esau, who sold
cheap. lie wanted something 10 eat
quick and got it-for the price, Bat
what a price.
The world is full OF Esnus-ncn.
women and children who sell out
~cheap--a years wretchedness FOR an
hours qualification; a days pay Tor Il
few m thrills. "a weeks wage
for n days dissipation. There Is q
law OF compensation at work IN this
old world and YOU will find out tAat
you pay for every foolish thing that
you do.
The foolish one believes IN now, he
sCorns tomorrow. w live but once.
says he, therefore let us live meTrily.
That Is just the reason we ought to
live sensibly--we live but once. there
fore let us live well.
Il believe that appetites were made
TO gratify.' says the worldly wise one,
They were-in the right way Il he
lltve in m-ortpasinc the future for ~,
fun 81 the present" says he. Wrong
THE mortgage may be foreciOsed. 81
believe In picking the blossoms be-
cause its sweet says he. Wrong
again. The fruit Is swccter than TIE
blossom and you can eat fruit-th
blossoms you can't.
- believe tina. other people shOul'
rave money, build homes. ave nanl
accounts and carry insurance say
he. Wrong again. Their homes Sn,
bank accounts won't help YOU whct
tomorrow comes. You nave got to he'll
yourself today IL YOU want your T..
morrow To help YOU.
II believe Ia luck, s1ys he once
mOro-"and my luck Is bad" WrOns
again. Your philosophy in bad, not
your luck. You believe that none,
brings happiness? Save some To fine
cut how much. You bolscNe thu
winter ~ coming and you need some
Coaly Wait aud see. You believe that
money II power? Save some aud fluc
cut how strong q b..
Before the writer OF nis thtift tails
lies q letter-an appeal nom a woman
who don't believe In the law 90 com
pcnsation; who didn't believe In tu'
morrow; who didn't believe IN ban.
accounts. or saving. She defied an III,
laws az society. tried 10 I've her Owl
life az she saw III. amt nav her 20.
morrow has come and sh" has go
money. She needs it-Hhe can't hF'
without Il. out Of q thousand hei.
She knows that she is wrong ana has
beon wrong. for Yesterday has gone
today h going, and tomorrow Is com
Ing fast.
Eat. drink. and be merry, N yol
win. for tomorrow you may die. bu
tho chances are YOU won't even though
YOU would like 90. Tomorrow viii h'
a sad day for you IL you live TO-DAY
wrong. Today's savings mean toner
rowe comforts. and tomorrow thei
may be nothing 10 save.
A little WANT AID now and ther