Tuesday, September 28, 2004

To Laugh Often

These wise words are fairly inspirational:

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...

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

This is to have succeeded!


-Ralph Waldo Emerson

3 comments:

Esther Kustanowitz said...

RWE's one of my favorites. Thanks for articulating this--it's pretty much my unofficial mantra.
:-)

Scarlett said...

Greetings from PHilly.
I found your blog via Noa's blog. I want to compliment you on having the courage to talk openly about your bipolar issues. There are so many people out there who are bipolar or suffer from depression -- the more people like you bring it to the surface, the more one can hope society will stop their stupid notions about mental illnesses. Shana Tova! Scarlett

Anonymous said...

I like the poem. Sorry about your bipolarness. I still like the poem though.