To

This an attempt to honour Kipling's 'If' (with my own twist of course)

To help your fellow man because it brings him ease and joy,
to smile at a cleaning lady and say thank you to acknowledge her sublime station,
to tell a friend you are grateful to have him as a friend for the sake of saying it out loud,
to listen to your parents because they are responsible for the becoming of you,
to wake up each morning and feel blessed to have another chance at helping better this world,
to take in loud voices and unsettled minds because you can and because they need but not want,
to find that the only way to my happiness is when I see yours,
to know that what I do or say DOES make a difference,
to make ends meet and know that's all you need,
to read the news and find reason to live to persist, not exist,
to eat like yesterday's was enough and today's enough for another,
to look at someone and feel them not see them for who they are,
to speak as if words are not enough as deeds replace,
to know your purpose in life, and to strive to know if you don't,
to say thank you to God, family and friends, strangers and enemies, because they deserve it,
to stand up in what you believe in and remain..for nothing less,
to read this poem not to be a fan but to take all that you can.