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If I can throw a single ray of light across
The darkened pathway of another;
If I can aid some soul to clearer sight of life and duty,
And thus bless my brother;
If I can wipe from any human cheek a tear,
Then I Shall Not Have Lived My Life In Vain While Here.
If I can guide some erring one to truth,
Inspire within his heart a sense of duty;
If I can plant within my soul of rosy youth a sense of right,
A love of truth and beauty;
If I can teach one man that God and heaven are near,
Then I Shall Not Have Lived In Vain While Here.
If from my mind I banish doubt and fear,
And keep my life attuned to love and kindness;
If I can scatter light and hope and cheer,
And help remove the curse of mental blindness;
If I can make more joy, more hope, less pain,
Then I Shall Not Have Lived and Loved In Vain.
If by life’s roadside I can plant a tree,
Beneath whose shade some wearied head may rest,
Though I may never share its beauty,
I shall yet be truly blest - though no one knows my name,
Nor drops a flower upon my grave,
Then I Shall Not Have Lived In Vain While Here.
-- Author Unknown
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