If you were busy being kind, Before you knew it, you would find You'd soon forget to think 'twas true That someone was unkind to you. If you were busy being glad And cheering people who are sad, Although your heart might ache a bit, You'd soon forget to notice it. If you were busy doing good, And doing just the best you could, You'd not have time to blame some man Who's doing just the best he can. If you were busy being right, You'd find yourself too busy quite To criticize your neighbor long Because he's busy being wrong. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BY THE FIRESIDE by ROBERT BROWNING CINQUAIN: AMAZE by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY EROS (1) by RALPH WALDO EMERSON GASCOIGNE'S WOODMANSHIP by GEORGE GASCOIGNE MY CREED by HOWARD ARNOLD WALTER A SUMMER NIGHT by MATTHEW ARNOLD A HINT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD SATIRE OF JUVENAL by PHILIP AYRES |