Whatever Else You Do by Max Ehrmann

Whatever Else You Do
by Max Ehrmann


Whatever else you do or forbear,
impose upon yourself the task of happiness;
and now and then abandon yourself
to the joy of laughter.

And however much you condemn
the evil in the world, remember that the
world is not all evil; that somewhere
children are at play, as you yourself in the
old days; that women still find joy
in the stalwart hearts of men;

And that men, treading with restless feet
their many paths, may yet find refuge
from the storms of the world in the cheerful
house of love.


I love poems that bring me up. A link to learn more about this poet is here. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata