Daily Post : Trust
In response to daily post’s one-word prompt : Trust
This morning when I read daily post’s prompt, ‘TRUST,’ I instantly thought of the four lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, The Psalm Of Life.
These are the four lines :
Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,_ act in the living present!
Heart within, and God O’erhead!
I’m guilty of that myself, I recall the past every chance I get. I haven’t yet buried it. According to the poet present should be more important than past and future.
I feel when the past was our present we failed to acknowledge and enjoy it. Now that it’s done with we think how sweet it was. I agree with the poet that we must enjoy the present, do whatever we can and not let the time wasted by thinking back of the Past or looking forward to the Future.
If we can stick to the present and make our life meaningful, who cares what the Future will bring. To me it’s better not to Trust the Future, it may not be as good as we think.
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Dear Ranu,
Thank you for this post which does remind me that the present is our gift.
All good wishes,
robert
Dear Robert,
Thank you, we do at times ignore the present and recall the past and look forward to the future. 🙂
Wonderful poem, Ranu. Being in the present is important but so hard to do!
I know Sonya, we only appreciate present when it becomes our past. We human’s are strange. 🙂
Thank you very much indeed. The lines are magical and your explanation is very convincing. This is a wonderful idea for leading our lives 🙂
Thank you so much for your comment. 🙂
Love this poem. I think most of us are guilty of revisiting the past or future thoughts/fears! Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. 🙂