These last few months have been filled with emotional upheaval. In the midst of a pandemic we also have social unrest. Many are finding it hard to feel hopeful and joyous amid the turmoil. I honestly believe that we can work together to find a way through, if we lean on each other and renew our commitment to humility and growth. To that end, I'd like to share an excerpt from a poem that my mother loved. The poem reminds us to learn and grow together in the face of strife.
Enjoy, Vicki
Character of the Happy Warrior
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms should wish to be?
—It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought
Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought
Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought:
Whose high endeavours are an inward light
That makes the path before him always bright;
Who, with a natural instinct to discern
What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn;
Abides by this resolve, and stops not there,
But makes his moral being his prime care;
For the full poem, click here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45512/character-of-the-happy-warrior
