[net.philosophy] Things to think of at the end of the day

ken (02/14/83)

			At Day's End

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?
Does anybody remember that you spoke to him today?
  The day is almost over, and its toiling time is through;
  Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?
Can you say tonight, in parting with the day that's slipping fast,
That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?
  Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said;
  Does the man whose hopes were fading, now with courage look ahead?
Did you waste the day, or lose it?  Was it well or sorely spent?
Did you leave a trail of kindness, or a scar of discontent?
  As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think that God will say,
  "You have earned one more tomorrow by the work you did today"?

						-- John Hall

jfw (02/16/83)

Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you all day.