love {18}
I love this other poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, not. Ha ha. I am in junior high again. The poem is wrongly attributed to him, but is probably written by a Bessie Stanley in 1905. What a trickster. Anyway, here is the poem.
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.
February 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I have many memories of that fountain- and lots of pictures taken there- I need some of my kids too!
February 24th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Oh my gosh. He looks so little. I miss that! Stop growing Gentry! Just stop it!
PS the pic of them holding hands nearly made me tear up.