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Sometimes when things
go dead wrong,
and i get so discouraged,
i find great wisdom
and much comfort
thinking of a secret
i learned many years ago.
One simply can't
have everything.
In this old world
of sorrow and strife,
regardless of how
hard we work,
we simply can't have
every pleasure
without a little pain.
We can't have all sunshine
without a little rain.
So, just be happy
day by day,
and be content with
what we do have.
Smile, sing and laugh,
because all our fears
aren't half as bad
as they might have been,
if we hadn't learned
the little secret,
one simply can't
have everything.
Sometimes when things
go dead wrong,
and i get so discouraged,
i find great wisdom
and much comfort
thinking of a secret
i learned many years ago.
One simply can't
have everything.
In this old world
of sorrow and strife,
regardless of how
hard we work,
we simply can't have
every pleasure
without a little pain.
We can't have all sunshine
without a little rain.
So, just be happy
day by day,
and be content with
what we do have.
Smile, sing and laugh,
because all our fears
aren't half as bad
as they might have been,
if we hadn't learned
the little secret,
one simply can't
have everything.
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Such wise words, beautifully written.
ReplyDelete"One simply can't have everything,"-profound words. Nor does one need everything; in fact, all one needs is what one has.
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