Setting Aside the Seed

January 1, 1970

00:00
/00:00

The question of saving and conserving is always a matter for serious consideration. The basic virtue of thrift for the future has been taught from the far past, and the wisdom of it has been

repeatedly proved. Saving is one of the essentials of soundness and solvency and security. It is also one

of the essentials of self-respect – for a person who persistently spends more than he makes, finds

himself frequently explaining and apologizing to himself and to others also. But solvency needs no explaining. Solvency explains itself. There are many immediate wants and there are emergencies that must be met, but in satisfying immediate wants we should not forget future needs, and we should not forget that there may be future emergencies for which we should also be prepared. We should always

seek to save something for the foreseeable and for the unforeseeable future. We should seek to

conserve our resources, and always set aside a part of every harvest, and always set aside the seed – the seed that we shall need for another planting, if we are to have another harvest. Both in times of plenty

and in times of scarcity it is foolish shortsighted to consume the seed. We shall have less reason to fear the future if we work willingly, and use wisely the resources we have, and always save and conserve, for meeting demands beyond the immediate moment – remembering always to save a part of every harvest and always to set aside sufficient seed for the planting of another season so that we may have another harvest. It is well to use with prudence what God has given, and not use it all at once, but always save something, always set something aside.

Search

Share