My friend, the MCAS coordinator, died recently at age 64. Her family gave us a great Emerson quote.
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons
and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens
and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find
the best in others; to give of one’s self; 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."
All positive, but not cloying - just the one little negative bit, enduring the betrayal of false friends, which Arlene never shared. I saw her happy to see the best in her fellow human beings, always optimistic that the teenagers would cooperate for their own good.
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