Jim Zeidler
A short poem by Emerson in memory of my brother Tom...\r\n\r\nTo laugh often and much; \r\nto win the respect of intelligent people\r\nand the affection of children;\r\nto earn the appreciation of honest critics\r\nand endure the betrayal of false friends;\r\nto appreciate beauty; to find the best in others;\r\nto leave the world a bit better\r\nwhether by a healthy child, a garden patch,\r\nor a redeemed social condition;\r\nto know even one life has breathed easier because\r\nyou have lived. This is to have succeeded.\r\n ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson