The Real Joys of Living
is not the getting,
but the giving that pays.
If everybody cared
no more for you
than they do for me,
what a hell of a place
this world would be.
To some, life is sweet,
just because of
friends we've made,
and the things with
others we share.
If we all stood alone
in the battle of life,
full of sorrow,
contempt and strife,
this old world would be
a dreary place indeed.
It's the giving and the
doing for somebody else,
that all life's splendor depends.
All the joys of this world,
what few there are,
are found in the
making of friends.
Published by David Lanier
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10 Comments
Post a CommentLovely
nice job
Well done :)
Already been here, but PVs to you.
sweet and true!
it is so hard when there are no friends around, but people can surprise you!
Friends bring richness which gold cannot touch.
So true... friends are the true joys in life. Great poem.
Nice :)
Very good.
Nice :)