A Tear And A Smile

I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart 

For the joys of the multitude.
And I would not have the tears that sadness makes
To flow from my every part turn into laughter.  Continue reading

If

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise; Continue reading

Interest in Other People

“Question: You seem to advise me to be self-centered to the point of
egoism. Must I not yield even to my interest in other people?

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Piece of Truth

You may remember the story of how the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. Continue reading

Rebuilding the world

A father was trying to read the newspaper, but his little son kept pestering him.
Finally, the father grew tired of this and, tearing a page from the newspaper – one that bore a map of the world – he cut it into several pieces and handed them to his son. Continue reading

Marriage


You were born together, and together you shall be forever more.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your
days. Continue reading