In his essay Self Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote:
"I will stand here for humanity,
and though I would make it kind,
I would make it true.
Let us affront and reprimand the smooth mediocrity
an squalid contentment of the times,
and hurl in the face of custom,
and trade, and office,
the fact which is the upshot of all history,
that there is a great responsible Thinker and Actor moving
wherever moves a man;
that a true man belongs to no other time or place,
but is the center of things."
What an encouraging profession of who we are and what we can be! Will you just take this as words, or take it to hear and soul an stand for humanity in truth ? Will you avoid mediocrity and realize your potential as a Thinker and Actor ? It is a great calling, but yet for a greater cause.
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A bit of poetry, rambles, thoughts and prayers to go along with your morning coffee.
Two cents
"The definition of success--To laugh much; to win respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one's self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived--this is to have succeeded."
-Emerson
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