The unexamined life

Strangler Lewis · 05-24-2007, 09:47 PM

One Father's Day years ago, I got my dad a wall plaque with the following:

Success
Bessie Anderson Stanley (1904)

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;

who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;

who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;

who has left the world better than he found it whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul;

who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;

who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;

whose life was an inspiration;
whose memory a benediction."

We all suck. Your surgeon friend probably thought he sucked in ways that were not apparent to you. If he didn't, then his life was not worth living.

05-24-2007, 09:47 PM	#1
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	One Father's Day years ago, I got my dad a wall plaque with the following: Success Bessie Anderson Stanley (1904) "He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction." We all suck. Your surgeon friend probably thought he sucked in ways that were not apparent to you. If he didn't, then his life was not worth living. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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