For a man who studies, the future is assured. (98-293)

A man who didn't study but played hooky in his youth will go through hardships when he becomes old. Anyone who didn't play away his time, but instead put his blood and tears into his study... The man who goes along with the stream of the nature is happy. (98-55)

Listen. Why do you study? You go to school for today, don't you? [For the future] It's for the present, now. [For the future] Yes, you got it, for the future. Are you living for the future? [Yes] I don't know at all. [laughter] If your parent hits you and yells, "Go to school, little rascal," you, being hit should go to school shedding tears. How miserable it is for you. But if you could go to school even with tears in your eyes, there would be hope for you. There is hope. I mean, it would be better than not going, crying out, "No, I won't."

Which would you like to choose? Are you going to live for the present, or for the future? There are those who live for the present and those who live for the future. Which ones do you want to be? [Those for the future] Why? What for? [More valuable] Which is more valuable? Why is it valuable?

Those who live for the present will not have any way to go to once the day is up. They might take a detour or take a wrong turn. On the contrary, those who live for the future, even with tears in their eyes, will advance on the way. They can continue to go tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. In short, the one who lives for today, the day being finished should retreat or leave the road. Leaving the road one should go down one cannot advance. But the one who lives for the future, however painful it is, even walking with shaky steps, can advance. Therefore, it is more valuable. That is because what is valuable is to have depth, height, and width. The man who lives for today will come to an end here. He is valueless. He doesn't have depth, height, or width. He has to retreat, or go back to zero. He becomes less than zero.

When you tell the students to study, they say, "I don't care to study. I'm okay without studying," and play away their time. It would be fun for the time being. They contract a bad habit, and spoil their life, falling into evil ways. (117-319)