Thursday, March 30, 2017

I had a dream we were back to seventeen...

He who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much - has achieved success. Who has enjoyed the trust of pure friends, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task with pride and a sense of belonging with his fellow comrades; who has never lacked appreciation of the beauty around him or failed to express it to those he loves; who has left the world better than he found it, whether with an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.