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.
That is to have succeeded .......
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
