You and I and everyone else

You and I will die and everyone else will too.

And those we leave behind will carry on.

It matters not how and where we are born,

Nor what race or creed we were born into,

Nor if we are male, female, or other,

Nor how and when and where we die.

What matters most is how we lived

And what we stood for in the end. 

Do yourself a favor, be happy with a lot, 

Or with a little, or with everything, 

Or with nothing, or with someone else, 

Or by yourself, but be happy and 

Be very grateful that you are alive. 

In the end, you will be even happier

That you did! This is the day that

The Lord has made, let us rejoice 

And be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) 

(Bob Mrotek 2024)

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