to win the respect of intelligent persons

and the affection of children;

to earn the approbation of honest citizens

and 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 even one life has breathed easier because you have lived ...