PRESENT PERFECT IMPLIES PAST PERFECT

Happenings in life are much analogous to Daily-Sheet calendar. When next day turns, the previous day’s date-sheet goes towards dust bin, while present day's date-sheet set affixed in the calendar, due of its usefulness. This implies living at past days are waste, living in present day is needed. Past is only a matter of memory, wipe out when it is negative, cherish when it is positive. But, many people ponder over past while wasting their pleasant present. Many people are remaining “past” perfect while certain some are daring to remain to “present” perfect.

Swami Sukhabonanda describes importance of present living and focussed future through an intellectual imaginary incident. A man entered into a dark room, in one side of massive hall, he observed a staircase. He started to climb on the staircase to reach top. As he was ascending in the steps, he found that the flight of steps he was traversing were endless. Suddenly, he stood for a moment and looked back at the steps he had traversed. A flash to light came which acquainted him that as he climbed each steps, the steps got disappeared. Now, in confusion, whether to reach top end or how to retrieve towards starting point, he stood in dilemma in the present step.

What inference this small incident gives us? Swami sukhabonanda says “Only thing that confused man can do is that he can stand at the present step indefinitely or move towards top indefinitely. If he thinks to slide back, it is impossible since the steps have got disappeared. So indirectly it defines a rule in life, we are climbing in steps of life, each days are steps and it gets disappear when days ends. It is waste to think of past days because it is lost. But, we can enjoy abundantly by staying at present or move forward towards future days.”

This gives a knowledge that fully utilised present lays foundation for satisfied past and better focussed future. Present perfect implies past perfect.

QUOTE: "Victory belongs to the most persevering." - Napoleon Bonaparte