It is not so much @3where@1 you live, As @3how,@1 and @3why,@1 and @3when@1 you live, That answers in the affirmative, Or maybe in the negative, The question -- Are you fit to live? It is not so much @3where@1 you live, As @3how@1 you live, and whether good Flows from you through your neighbourhood. And @3why@1 you live, and whether you Aim high and noblest ends pursue, And keep Life brimming full and true. And @3when@1 you live, and whether Time Is at its nadir or its prime, And whether you descend or climb. It is not so much @3where@1 you live, As whether while you live you @3live@1 And to the world your highest give, And so make answer positive That you are truly fit to live. |