Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: wrgo@phoenix.princeton.edu (Wesley Rex Go) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: A question Message-ID:Date: 17 Aug 89 09:15:13 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Princeton University, NJ Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I have a friend who is a newcomer to the philosophies of Catholicism. He is questioning the belief in living for the moment as opposed to the past or the future. I, on the other hand, believe that there should be adequate planning for the near and distant future. For example, from a conservationist viewpoint, I think people should not "live life to the fullest" by following their best intuitions and aiming for their greatest desires and become wasteful to an extreme. They should plan for certain consequences so that later in life, they don't suffer from them. (the extensive use of the automobile and the resulting pollution and related problems) As another example, a couple should seriously discuss and plan for a family before they decide to follow their "momentary" plans. Or, a student who chooses to have fun first before studying might not do his best on an exam the following day. Responses, anyone? Please, for a newcomer... Wes. -- "They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that we elected King." Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby wrgo@{pucc/phoenix/bogey/gauguin}.Princeton.EDU on the net