Who Is Successful

To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intelligent persons and
the affection 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 off 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 exaltations;

To know that even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded...




: Anonymous