An Ideal

On October 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Life

A Man’s Ideal Edward A. Guest

To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man,
To take what comes of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still;
To do my best and let that stand,
The record of my brain and hand,
And then should failure come to me,
Still work and hope for victory.
To have no secret place wherein
I stoop unseen to shame and sin;
To be the same when I’m alone,
As when every deed is known,
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made;
To be without pretense or sham,
Exactly what men think I am.
To leave some simple mark behind
To keep my having lived in mind;
If enmity to aught I show,
To be an honest, generous foe,
To play my little part, nor whine
That greater honors are not mine.
This, I believe, is all I need
For my philosophy and creed.

I have seen this poem in my Journal (A written one), January 13, 2007 entry. As far as I can remember, I have read this somewhere in a broadsheet wherein the author of a specific entry said that this SHOULD be the poem of politicians. But of course, this is for everyone. Yeah right, for the woman too. If only politicians would have this ideal. LOL.

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