A Measure Of Success

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because
You have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

(attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson

though it may be by poet Bessie Stanley)

-MixMasterE