This is the true joy
In life being used for a purpose considered by yourself as mighty
being a force of nature instead of a
feverish selfish little clod of
ailments and grievances complaining
That the world will not devote itself
To making you happy
I’m of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and while I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever i can. I will be thoroughly used up when I die
For the harder I work the more I live
I rejoice in life for its own sake
Life is no brief candle to me
It’s a sort of splendid torch
That I have hold of for a moment
And I want to make it burn as brightly as I possible before handing it on to future generations.
Happy Thanksgiving 2022
Somewhere just south of San Francisco California
Today I am thankful for my friend Stephan Offenburger. Gone but not forgotten.
John