An old man going a lone highway, Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide, The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide. "Old man," said a fellow pilgrim nea…
On New Year's day you started in With heart of grace absolved from sin, With forward look, with purpose true, And all the world was fair to you. But soon the devil found a crack And pierced your armor, front or back; And soon, your conduct past excuse, You sadly cried, "Oh, what's the use?" Brother…
Life is a jest; Take the delight of it. Laughter is best; Sing through the night of it. Swiftly the tear And the hurt and the ache of it Find us down here; Life must be what we make of it. Life is a song; Let us dance to the thrill of it. Grief's hours are long, And cold is the chill of it. Joy is…
He was down and out, and his pluck was gone, And he said to me in a gloomy way: "I've wasted my chances, one by one, And I'm just no good, as the people say. Nothing ahead, and my dreams all dust, Though once there was something I might have been, But I wasn't game, and I broke my trust, And I wasn…
Great tasks are but seldom given out, Great deeds are but for the few, Yet the little acts, not talked about, May need a faith as true. Some things are better for being small, For a breath who wants a cyclone? And the flower which would die in a water-fall Grows bright with a drop alone. The small…
The Boots Theory is Captain Samuel Vimes' analogy of socioeconomic unfairness, it posits that the reason that the rich were so rich...was because they managed to spend less money. This is the situation he used to illustrate how the inability of spending extra money on certain things now will inevit…
Nine passed him by with a hasty look, Each bent on his eager way; One glance at him was the most they took, "Somebody stuck," said they; But it never occurred to the nine to heed A stranger's plight and a stranger's need. The tenth man looked at the stranded car, And he promptly stopped his own. "L…
When I was biking on Sunday, I encountered an old man on a bicycle. He had white hair and an old bicycle going slow, so I passed him without much thought. Fast forward much later, I was struggling to get over this hill, I was very tired after expending most of my energy. And who else did I see casu…
Who plants a seed, he little knows What warm arousing light is lit, What spring of living water flows, What forces leap to nurture it. Who plants a seed, what thought has he Of timid sprout, of leaflets young. Of sturdy trunk and branching tree, Of noble forest far outflung? What dream has he who p…
I was applying for a summit today and one of the requirements was an essay on certain topics. I did mine on the importance of sustainability and having a livable planet for the youth of today. So i thought I’ll just upload it here as well, enjoy! I believe every issue on the available four topics t…
Deeply and long the sap must flow Ere the merest layer of elm can grow. Many a wave's recurrent shock Is needed to smooth the tiniest rock. Thousands of leaves must fade and fall To make the mold by the garden wall. Thus, as the patient seasons roll, Slowly is fashioned a human soul. Purpose and fa…
Did you meet that trouble that came your way With a resolute heart and cheerful? Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful; For a trouble’s a ton, or a trouble’s an ounce, It isn’t the fact that you’re hurt that counts, But only, how did you take it? You are beaten to e…