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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 10 (January 1, 1935)

New Years and New Yearnings

New Years and New Yearnings.

Old years are cold years, but new years bring new yearnings. The wages of the Past are cold earnings, but the Future issues a currency coloured with Hope.

Still, there is a time for every one. Old age often lives in the Past; middle age goes fifty-fifty for Present and Future; youth prefers the Present, backing egos before echoes. There is much to be said for each tense. The Past is useful for putting the Present in proper perspective, measuring the march of Progress, and balancing the losses against the gains. There are many things in the Past best forgotten, but there are many others worth remembering.