To laugh often and love much...
To win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children...
To earn the approval of honest critics...
And endure the betrayal of false friends...
To appreciate beauty...
To find the best in others...
To give of one's self without the slightest thought of return...
To have accomplished a task, whether by a healthy child,
a rescued soul, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition...
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation...
to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...
THIS IS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED.
2 comments:
this poem is very nice! It sounds very Ruyard Kiplinsh...I wonder if you know who wrote it?
Ahh, I see that our sweet friend, Luis (Luigi) left you a comment. I got to talk to him today on a video call. It was so good to see him again after 11 years and hear his voice.
How are you? I am very tired. I just got home from the temple. John's car broke down and we had to have another temple worker drive us all the way home... we didn't get home until after midnight. We will have to go back tomorrow and get it. It is 38 miles away and I am afraid we can't tow it that far without paying a big fee.... oh well.... Asi es la vida!
I love your post today. Very good advice.
Have a good weekend. LOve, Lura
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