This poem was especially chosen for you Dad ... when We said farewell

Success ">To laugh often and love much,To win the respect of intelligent personsAnd the affection of children.

To earn the approbation of honest critics

And to endure the betrayal of false friends.

To appreciate beauty

To find the best in others

To give oneself,

To leave the world a bit better

Whether by a healthy child,

A garden patch,

Or a redeemed social condition;

To have played and laughed with enthusiasm,

And sung with exultation;

To know even one life has breathed easier

Because you have lived,

This is to have succeeded.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson