NOW

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 8

NOW

"Now is the greatest of moments,'' says Lord Ponsonby. "The most real thing of which we can be aware, 'and the whole colour of your life depends on this important now.' To seize it as an opportunity means bracing oneself up for action, decision, bite, endeavour. Action is the finest narcotic for grief and bereavement; action dispels lassitude, and action resolves into their true proportions the petty irritations which disturb the even tenor of all our lives. This means rot vague resolutions, but instant occupation, not irresolute hopes but intent purpose, not languid aspirations but ready service, not 'Time will tell,' but 'I will tell Time.' Is this an encouragement to impetuosity? Perhaps. Error there must be. But the errors of impetuosity are far less serious than the errors of caution and indolence and the enervating paralysis oX procrastination. Yesterday is forgotten, to-morrow is uncertain, but today is actual, vivid, and at our service."