Success

This is one of my favorite poems that i received from one of my professors at the end of my last semester of college.

SUCCESS

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by

a healthy child, a garden patch

or a redeemed social condition; 

To know even one life has breathed

easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.