One more from Sri Jabalamuni

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IF I CAN

 

If I can throw a single ray of light,

Across the darkened pathway of another;

If I can aid some soul to clear sight

Of light and duty and thus bless my brother;

If I can wipe from any human cheek a tear

I shall not have, then, lived in vain while here,

If I can guide some erring to truth,

Inspire within his heart a sense of duty;

If I can plant within the soul of a rosy plant

A sense of light, a love of truth and beauty;

If I can teach one man that God and Heaven are near;

I shall not have, then, lived in vain while here;

If from my mind I can banish doubt and fear

And keep my life attuned to truth, love and kindness;

If I can scatter light and hope and cheer

And help and remove the curse of mental blindness;

If I can make joy more, more hope, less pain

I shall not have, lived in vain while here;

If by life's road side I can plant a tree;

Beneath whose shade some wearied head may rest

Though I may never share its shade or see

Its beauty I shall yet be truly blessed

Though no one knows my name.

Do all the good you can,

By all the means you can,

In all the ways you can,

In all places you can,

At all the times you can,

To all the people you can,

As long as you can