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Chapter 6 - TO-MORROW. - p. 26
The work and cares of to-day easy if we do not worry about those of Tomorrow --- The mysterious Tomorrow and its terrors --- The way to meet the cares of Tomorrow --- Tomorrow's opportunities will come as surely as Tomorrow's cares --- Law supreme --- No need to be afraid --The real Tomorrow.
The work of each day would be a pleasure if we would refrain from attempting to perform at the same time the work of to-morrow. The cares of to-day would cease to disturb us, if we would refuse to anticipate the cares of to-morrow. The work of to-day is easily performed, notwithstanding the fact that we spoiled the pleasure of yesterday by fretting about the tasks of the coming day. The cares of to-day do not seem half so terrible as they appeared viewed from the distance of yesterday, nor do we suffer nearly as much from to-day's burdens as we did yesterday in bearing these burdens in anticipation.
To-day is comparatively easy for us, but Oh, to-morrow. Aye, there's .the trouble --- to-morrow. The past is gone, and its sorrows, cares, troubles, misfortunes and work do not seem so terrible viewed from this distance --- the misfortunes of the past are now often known as blessings in disguise. To-day is here, and we seem to be getting along fairly well --- excepting fearing the dawn of to-morrow. But to-morrow --- Oh! mysterious to-morrow --that delight of the child --- that bugaboo of the "grown up" --what shall we say of to-morrow? Who knows what terrible monsters are lurking in its gloomy recesses --- what frightful cares are slumbering there --- what dreadful shapes are there crouching, with glowering eyes, awaiting our coming? No frightful tale of childhood begins to compare in horror with this fantasy of maturity --- to-morrow.
Yesterday, with all its troubles --- to-day, with its pressing tasks --- a fright us not, but to-morrow, ah! to-morrow. Tell us of the morrow! Who knows what a day may bring forth? Tell us how to meet the terrors of to-morrow! Forsooth, an easy task, good friends. The way to meet the terrors of to-morrow is to --- wait until to-morrow.
The cares of to-morrow indeed! 'Twould be laughable if it were not so pitiful. To-morrow's cares may come, will come, must come, but what of to-morrow's opportunities, to-morrow's strength, to-morrow's chances, circumstances, helpers? Don't you know that the supply of good things does not cease with the close of to-day? Don't you know that in the womb of the future sleep opportunities intended for your use when the time comes? Don't you know that an earnest, confident expectation of the
