Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
Interpretation
The future is often idealized as a time of success and happiness.
This quote by Ambrose Bierce reflects a common perception of the future as a time when everything aligns perfectly β our endeavors flourish, our relationships are genuine, and we find contentment. It highlights the human tendency to hope and project optimism onto what is yet to come, suggesting that people often envision the future as a resolution to present struggles.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing change, one could use this quote to inspire hope for the future.
PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar "itching palm" ("Palma hominis") is most widely distributed . . . . This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom of the unwise, and ferocity the courage of the coward.
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple Red Man of the Western Wild put it, with, it must be confessed, a certain force: 'Plenty well, no pray; big belly ache, heap God.'
Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command
NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.
A spiritual desert is spreading: an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair.
There is one story left, one road: that it is. And on this road there are very many signs that, being, is uncreated and imperishable, whole, unique, unwavering, and complete.
We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.
After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth'.
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.
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