Hi ,
It's been a difficult year for many. We may whine when things are tough, but there are others who have it tougher. As we usher in 2021, I was reminded of this poem that I'd like to share with you...
The other day upon a bus
I saw a girl with golden hair.
I envied her - she looked so gay
And i wished I were so fair.
Then suddenly she rose to leave
I watched her hobble down the aisle.
She had but ONE LEG, bore a crutch,
And as she passed she smiled!
O God, forgive me when i whine
I have TWO LEGS, the world is mine!
Later I paused to buy some sweets.
The lad who sold them had such charm.
I stayed to talk to him awhile.
If I were late it would do no harm.
Then as I turned to leave he said
"Thank you, you've been so kind,
I like folks like you, you see, I'm blind."
O God, forgive me when i whine
I have TWO EYES, the world is mine!
Still later, passing down the street,
I saw a child with eyes so blue
She stood and watched the others play.
It seemed she knew not what to do.
I stood awhile and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
She looked ahead without a word
And then I knew she could NOT HEAR!
O God, forgive me when i whine
I have TWO EARS, the world is mine!
TWO LEGS to take me where I'd go,
TWO EYES to see the sunset's glow,
TWO EARS hear what I would know,
O God, forgive me when i whine
I'm blessed indeed , the world is mine.
