While the Earth Remaineth

A person who is not sure there is going to be any tomorrow often does not trouble himself to plan for tomorrow. He who has doubts concerning the continuance of life as he now knows it, finds some difficulty in bringing himself to make plans for a life, the circumstances of which he does not know. And so, in times of disturbance, in times of apprehension and uncertainty, and in times of sorrow, there is a tendency to live from hand to mouth, mentally and physically and spiritually, and the creative processes seem to slow down, and the world and people personally become the losers. Furthermore, the loss is permanent. We can never make up back work, because each day brings its own fulness of things to be accomplished. All of the processes of life must continue, and all of its issues must be met. And what to many seems to be the end of things, is not the end at all, but merely another sequence in an endless journey. “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” And even though we ourselves depart from this earth, and even though we were certain of our departure before its time arrived, yet were it better for us always to plan and work for that which lies ahead. There will never be a time when we shall not have a future to look forward to, and we must work and plan for that future, which, though it may seem likely to fall short of our dreams, will, ultimately, exceed our hopes.