A life is a heroic thing,
to never throw away.
To cherish always, and to keep,
with meaning in each day.

To count the seconds as the years,
both always in your grip,
to know the price of time is dear,
and never let it slip.

To bring creation into being,
and move from mind to sight,
ideas to grapple with the dark,
and from it extract light.

To eschew the path that most would take,
as easy as it seems,
instead to forge your own new way,
on the power of your dreams.

To lift the burdens of another,
but not become his thrall,
nor seek to be his master,
to be a friend; that’s all.

To always keep an open mind,
but sometimes ask for proof,
not accepting or rejecting,
just seeking out the truth.

A life is a heroic thing,
it’s yours to use or give,
so treat it with respect,
so that we all may live.