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 BETRAYAL OF FALSE FRIENDS
TO APPRECIATE BEAUTY
TO FIND BEST IN OTHERS
TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER
WHETHER BY A HEALTHY CHILD
GARDEN PATCH OR A REDEEMED SOCIAL CONDITION
TO KNOW EVEN ONE LIFE
BREATHED EASIER BECAUSE YOU LIVED
THIS TO HAVE SUCEEDED IN LIFE
POET OF THE ABOVE POEM IS UNKNOWN BUT SEEMS TO BE AN ADAPTATION OF THE POEM"SUCCESS"BY BESSIE ANDERSON STANLEY.I HAVE RECOLLECTED THE ABOVE POEM AND DUG IT OUT FROM MY OLD FILES(ATLEAST 26 YEARS OLD)AFTER READING SRJASFERDS ENTRY ABOUT SUCCESS IN HER BLOG.
DO MY CO-BLOGGERS AGREE?




















