For Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven...this is the last article in the series. Go back to the beginning if you need to, or read on. Your choice.. :-)
Finally! We come to the end of Elder Sterling W. Sill's quote-rich talk, "Great Experiences" from the April 1971 General Conference.Such a wealth of resources in this one!
The Quote
"Charles F. Kettering, the mechanical wizard of General Motors, once said, “My interest is in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.”"
Past, Present, Future
This quote was also meant to be hopeful, in that looking to the future is something none of us should stop doing at any age. In fact, a lot about my faith or even other faiths is concerned with what may come to us in the far-distant future, after mortality. Since we believe that life continues on after death, what is that life going to look like? How can we maximize that here? Gaining life with God would then be our 'greatest experience' we could have.
Personally I find value in all three states here on Earth - learning from the past, enjoying the present as much as I can, and looking to hope in the future. Paying good attention to what's coming will make my life easier as it usually does. It doesn't work to get myself stuck in any one mode for too long.
And Who is Charles F. Kettering?
I'd never heard of Charles Kettering before this quote, like so many others, so the research here was interesting. Someone who's into cars or success might have.
And here I am again, face to face with the husband of my eighth cousin five times removed, Olive Leora Williams. Very nice!
Apparently he held 186 patents for inventions like the car starter, leaded gas, and freon for air conditioning, which makes my life so sweet here in the summertime under 100+ degree summers. Thank you Charles!
You definitely touched the future. What will you or I do for the future, I wonder?
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