Kate Scott
Mr. H. Salsich
9th grade English
16 September 2008
One Day At A Time;
Comparing two quotes

The Quotes, by Abraham Lincoln and by Rainer Maria Rilke are similar because, they are about living life in the present. Rilke is telling us not to search for the answers but to live life and come across the answers. Lincoln is almost saying the same that the future comes one day at a time and you can not rush it. Both people believe that living life in the present is the best way to live life.

Abraham Lincoln is telling us when you go through life always searching for the future then you’re not really living in the present. The only way to enjoy your future is to enjoy each and every day. If you worry about tomorrow you will never really appreciate today. Once in awhile you have to stop and enjoy each moment no matter how small or large the moment may be. My friends talk about next year and where they will be going to high school. But while they have their mind set for next year they’re missing the present. We need to stop and focus on today not tomorrow. These two quotes have a similar theme, you shouldn’t spend your time searching for all the answers, just experience the moment. The future will find you when you’re ready.

Rainer Maria Rilke quote is pointing out a lesson to live by .This German poet feels you have to live questions to find the answers. I think the author means there are some questions you can’t rush the answer to. You may not be old enough to understand certain questions. Therefore you won’t understand the answers. A young child whose parents divorce may ask him self repeatedly ask, “Why did this happen?”. This child can not comprehend the reasons why his parents divorced. He is too young to search for this answer at this point in his life. When he is older and has experienced more life he will then be able to understand the answer. Someone could also tell you some thing that you’re not ready to know. When you are young, you may not have “lived the questions” long enough to actually understand them. But when you are ready the answer will come to you. This is what can make you unique and different.

After comparing these two quotes and thinking about the similarities they share, I feel that I am going to live my life more in the present. I’m not going to get bogged down worrying about not finding the answers today. Especially answers I’m not ready to hear yet. The best thing about the future is that I’m now ready for it.
Key
Fast words= Green
Loose sentences= Orange