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 To give advice for all life's days who dare?

Can one foresee what pitfall may ensnare

Thy feet in paths where thou art bound to tread?

But come what may, thy soul must nothing dread.

Hate's sting fear not; if thou no hatred give,

Its venom reacheth not what shall outlive

All trivial griefs and wrongs, thyself divine,

Bring what life will, let not thy soul repine.

Aid those who seek thy help; there is no joy

Surpassing this, unmingled with alloy.

We know that conflict is a law of life,

For matter feeds itself by constant strife;

The Will Eternal maketh this decree;

We feel results; the why we do not see.

The Heart of Heaven, throbbing with thine own,

Knows. The Infinite alone

Embraces all, and ever lures us on

To blissful rest where all return anon.

In paths of doubt and fear all onward go,

But knowing little, waver to and fro.

At times disconsolate, men yet aspire,

Labor and sigh for bauble they desire;

For riches, joys and honors, they contend;

But on the funeral pyre these all must end.

Let thy wish be to find the highest gift,

The Light Divine, 't will ever thee uplift.