“The word ‘tomorrow’ was invented for indecisive people and for children.” (Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev)
How was I to know that last Friday Verizon, our internet service provider, would have a major crash in their system? I understand that even LAX was without internet service for six hours—there’s a scary thought. Without access to the internet I couldn’t complete or send the electronic version of our bulletin nor could I access email. There was at least one email I should have responded to when it first came. When did I become such a procastinator?
“The present is the ever-moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow.” (Frank Lloyd Wright)
My internet woes didn’t end when Verizon was again in service. There is a piece of electronic equipment called a “router” which allows us to use computers in any room of our buildings (you can even access the internet from the parking lot, if you know the password). Thankfully, recognizing my pitiful state and hearing my cries for mercy, Brian Cosgrove rescued, restored and got us reconnected after a second unconnected day. Not everybody receives such lively service from the LA County Morgue’s IT.
“Tomorrow is an old deceiver, and his cheat never grows stale.” (Samuel Johnson)
When the Mega Million lottery total reached 297,000,000 I thought to myself, “if the Government would be content with what they had already made and not tax the ‘winnings,’ you could give one million dollars to each of the 300,000,000 people in the United States.” I’m not sure which economic idea was worse: the capitalist’s voluntary tax, the Communist theory of shared wealth, or that I couldn’t divide. “My” share wouldn’t be one million dollars but one dollar. I seem to have a natural ability for ciphering like the GAO.
“The meaning of today will not be clear until tomorrow.” (Mason Cooley)
The next episode in my Travelogue is supposed to be about Ephesus. That posh bard of the cinema, Curley Howard (c. 20th century A.D.), helped clarify my impediment when he said, “I’m trying to think, but nothing’s happening.” It’s possible that nothing’s happening because I’ve been sorting through 20,000 photos preparing to put together a DVD and the “That Roaming Greasy Turkey” presentation for the church.
“Tomorrow, you’re always a day away. ” (Martin Charnin)
Wednesday was my nephew’s birthday. I tried to telephone Aaron Wednesday and Thursday but was unsuccessful. What can you say to a “not older, just smarter” 16 year old? The Greek didactic poet Hesiod (c. 8th c. B.C.) might be helpful. He said, “Do not put off your work until tomorrow and the day after. For the sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor the one who puts off his work; industry aids work, but the man who puts off work always wrestles with disaster.”
“Heaven forbids that man should know
What change tomorrow’s fate may bring.” (Publius Papinius Statius [c. late 1st century A.D.], Roman poet).
If old Publius was living today I would have believed he was speaking about the increasing price of gasoline. But after seeing that the Turks pay nearly $8.00 a gallon, I promised to not complain when the price here might be raised. I just didn’t know that changing those little plastic numbers on the signs would become the significant event of the day.
That’s why I like best what Jesus of Nazareth (c. early 1st c. A.D.) said about “tomorrow.”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
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