It may
be formulated as the philosophy of Here and Now.
Here and Now; on the spot, with the goods, at the moment. Not yesterday;
not to-morrow, but to-day, this hour, this instant is the appointed time
to live for all you are worth. Put your heart in your work right Here.
Give your mind, your skill, your energy to whatever you have in hand
just Now. Respect for the past, for its traditions and its memories is
all right but never look back intently enough to prevent seeing what is
before you Here and Now. Hope for the future is all right, but let not
dreams of the good time coming becloud clear comprehension of the
realities at hand Here and Now. That was the philosophy of the Brook
Farmers, not set forth in words, but set forth in deeds. To be on the
spot, with the goods at the moment--this was their ideal and they lived
up to it every day and all day long.
Their Puritan neighbors professed a philosophy of the hereafter, and
although they did not live up to it constantly, they proclaimed it all
the more vehemently.
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