The measure of a man's character
Is not what he gets from his ancestors
But what he leaves his descendants.
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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 light and duty,
and thus bless my brother.
If I can wipe from human cheek a tear.
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,
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
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,
I shall not have lived in vain while here.......
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