2.4 Have you earned your tomorrow
Title: Have you earned your tomorrow
1) The title is a verbal question to the readers to rethink the treatment that they are giving to others. It gives hint that we must help people around us. It confirms our bright future.
2) The title tells us ‘as you sow, so you shall reap’. As per the law of Newton what we give to others, it comes back forcefully to us. If we do good in present or in past, it will surely make our tomorrow (future) bright.
3) Today's good investment is tomorrow's gain. We should work honestly for better future.
4) It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from. Your good actions in the present will always be responsible to lead a good life ahead.
5) The poet is making aware us our duties and responsibilities to gain our fruitful future. Investing something good today means earning everything tomorrow.
About Poet
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life. Edgar Guest began his career at the Detroit Free Press in 1895, where he first worked as a copyboy. He was soon promoted to police writer and later to exchange editor. In 1904 he began writing verse for the Free Press under the heading "Chaff."
About the poem:
‘Have you earned your tomorrow’ is an inspirational poem. In this poem, the speaker is asking the readers whether they have done anything to improve the life of another human being or not. It is up to you whether you will have a better future or not. Therefore, one should consider one’s actions and deeds carefully and plan accordingly for a better future.
Ice Breakers
A) Give different ways to help others.
1) To give financial help to the poor.
2) To donate blood.
3) To give company to lonely persons.
4) To give carrier guidance to the needy persons.
5) To give help in study to younger siblings.
6) To help the blind persons to cross the road.
7) To give seat to the handicapped persons in the public transport.
8) To join the social welfare organizations.
9) To take part in a charity run.
10) To comfort someone in grief.
11) To give food for a homeless person.
12) To do household chores.
B) Write different idioms / proverbs related to word ‘tomorrow’.
1) Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
2) Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
3) Nobody is too young to die tomorrow.
4) Tomorrow never comes.
5) Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
6) Who has ever seen tomorrow?
7) Say what you have to say, tomorrow.
8) The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.
9) The lazier a man is, the more he plans to do tomorrow.
10) Fools look to tomorrow; wise men use tonight.
11) Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
12) Give me wool and tomorrow you will have a sheep.
C) When you make your future plans you think of -
1) Career
2) Expectations of the family members
3) Job opportunities
4) Social status
5) Financial condition
6) Chances for development
7) Learning
8) Success in the plan
D) ‘Plan your tomorrow’ by completing the table given below.
Examination | College Function | Function at your home |
Making a time table | Preparing the list of duties | Cleaning the house |
Concentrating on important topics | Choice of programmes | Give invitations to guests |
Revision | Participation in various activities | Help to family members |
New words and their meanings
Toiling time- time spent in hard physical work.
Through - over
Utter (v)- speak.
Utter(adj)- complete, absolute, total
Cheerful- gay, happy, merry
Greeting- polite words or sign of welcome.
Came along-arrived, accompanied someone.
Churlish-rude, i'll mannered.
Howdy- an informal friendly greeting, (How are you?)
Vanish- disappear
Throng- a large crowd
Rushed (v)-moved with urgent haste,ran towards something in hurry
Rushed(n)-sudden quick movement towards something.
Mighty- gigantic, vast, strong, powerful.
Deed- doing
Part(ing) with- to give up, let go
Slipping fast- going or moving quickly, sliding, here getting over
Rejoice-joy, glee, thrill, mirth
Fading- gradually growing faint, disappearing, here losing hope
Courage- bravery
Sorely- extremely hard, painfully, mortally
Trail(n)-a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone.
Trail(v)-leave behind
Scar- scratch, wound
Discontent- dissatisfaction
Slumber-sleep
Earned- rewarded, deserved to live for one more day
Figures of speech:
1) Is anybody happier because you passed his way?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter of letter ‘h’ is repeated.
2) Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘t’ is repeated.
3) This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘t’ is repeated.
4) Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Inversion – The word order is changed.
5) Did you give a cheerful greeting to the friend who came along?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘g’ is repeated.
6) Or a churlish sort of “Howdy" and then vanish in the throng?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
7) Were you selfish pure and simple as you rushed along the way.
Alliteration – The sound of letters ‘s’ and ‘w’ are repeated.
Oxymoron – ‘Selfish pure’ opposite words are placed together.
Paradox –‘selfish pure and simple’ the expression seems meaningless.
8) Or is someone mighty grateful for a deed you did today?
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘d’ repeated.
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis..
9) Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘s’ repeated.
Synecdoche – The part (heart) refers to a whole (a person).
10) Does a man whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
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Created by -Prof. Dipak AherK.K.Wagh Jr. College,Nashik
