To win the respect of intelligent
Persons and the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics
And to endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
To give of one’s self;
To leave the world a bit 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 that even one life has
Breathed easier because you have lived,
This is to have succeeded"