846. Do you spend?

Do you spend more than you earn?
“Yes.”
Why do you do that?
Who taught you to do that?
“My ignorance-friend.”

Do you spend less than you earn?
“Yes.”
Why do you do that?
Who taught you to do that?
“My wisdom-friend.”

Do you spend all that you earn?
“Yes.”
Why do you do that?
Who taught you to do that?
“My God-friend.
He said to me:
‘You fool.
Why do you have to think of the future?
Let the future take care of itself.
What I want from you
Is to take care of today,
Only today.’”
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 17, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973