Whatzit?

[rogruth]

I agree and MTJ is still my favorite but everything seems to have political leanings lately.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Whatzit:
I'm paraphrasing, but pretty closely :
We do not have yesterday. It is gone.
The future is not yet here.
All we have is the present, to fill with love and purpose.

Who said that?
And whatzit showing us?

[chuck]

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of god, which is why we call it the present.

Oogway the turtle said this in Kung Fu Panda (minus "of god')

It has been attributed to Bill Keane (Family Circus), Eleanor Roosevelt, Alice Morse Earle, Mother Theresa, ...

Some have attributed the sentiment to a St. Mahrer in 1225. Kind of a stretch IMHO of Time and Tide waits for no Man.

I prefer to view this as an admonition/appreciation of "living in the present". The past is fine to reminisce about and to certainly learn from. The future is something to plan for and possibly be wary off. We must live in the present and do our best to make the most of it and hopefully, enjoy it as best we can.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Perfect, Chuck. As usual! Thanks (I had doubts about whether I should have posted that Whatzit and awakened this morning ready to delete it, but you beat me to the posting with your quality reply.) Nice man, indeed, making the most of the present, here, on MTJ .

P.S. I had seen newsreel of her making that statement to an interviewer, so I thought it was entirely hers. You added a new perspective for me .

[chuck]

It's a great sentiment. One that I try to embrace. We should all strive to "live in the moment" and not "for the moment". The later tends to lead to hedonistic/selfish and most often self destructive behavior. We are all allotted a finite amount of time in this reality, so spend it wisely.

Thanks for posting it. I like researching quotes. They often go back further than most are aware and are sometimes first uttered by some surprising people, e.g. "With great power comes great responsibility", Uncle Ben to an adolescent Peter Parker in the first appearance of Spider Man. I have no idea how Stan Lee came up with that one. See, comic books can be enlightening!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

How 'bout this one, then:
The past is prologue.
Or was it: What's past is prologue.
(One of my favorites concepts.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

How 'bout this one, then:
The past is prologue.
Or was it: What's past is prologue.
(One of my favorites concepts.

The latter - Shakespeare - Tempest, I think

[chuck]

Shakespeare, the Tempest Act 2 scene 1

"What’s past is prologue, but the future is still to be written"

Antonio speaking to Sebastian as they are considering committing a murder. Some people take the first part to mean that we are predestined to behave in a certain way based solely on what has happened in the past. Even Shakespeare discarded this notion in that we all have choices to make that are not necessarily dependent on what has happened in the past.

Dr. Brown says something like this to Jennifer at the end of Back to the Future part 3 when she shows him the Fax that has erased.

Jennifer Parker: Dr. Brown, I brought this note back from the future and - now it's erased.

Doc: Of course it's erased!

Jennifer Parker: But what does that mean?

Doc: It means your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one, both of you.

Marty McFly: [Marty wraps his arm around Jennifer] We will, Doc.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Whatzit?

"Stand up, boy, your father's passin' ."

Why (was it said) ?
To whom?
By whom?
Whatzit's point?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Whatzit?

"Stand up, boy, your father's passin' ."

Why (was it said) ?
To whom?
By whom?
Whatzit's point?

Has to be from To Kill a Mockingbird - to Scout almost certainly

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You're right - now that I think about it further, Scout was being addressed. I think I was wrong to include the word, "boy."

.and....?

[webenda]

You're right - now that I think about it further, Scout was being addressed. I think I was wrong to include the word, "boy."

.and....?

Shouldn't you know if you were wrong or right to call Miss Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, "boy?"

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You're right - now that I think about it further, Scout was being addressed. I think I was wrong to include the word, "boy."

.and....?

Shouldn't you know if you were wrong or right to call Miss Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, "boy?"

I was remembering the two little boys present in the story, one being her brother, Jem, injured in the woods defending his sister, and the other a neighbor, Dill. I wasn't certain if her brother was with her in the gallery of the courtroom.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You're right - now that I think about it further, Scout was being addressed. I think I was wrong to include the word, "boy."

.and....?

Think the real quote might be: "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." and made by the Reverend

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You're right - now that I think about it further, Scout was being addressed. I think I was wrong to include the word, "boy."

.and....?

Think the real quote might be: "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." and made by the Reverend

Thank you. Nicely done.