The Way to Change the World

We all know spending time with an agreeable and friendly tot or child is far more pleasant than to accommodate a disagreeable, hard-to-please youngster!I had the pleasure of the company of a most pleasant and agreeable nature yesterday! soodla! (Pennsylvania Dutch word for child splashing and playing in water in a sink)A pastime as old as time, methinks 😂 The above concept about agreeability applies to people of all ages!No matter how pleasant our surroundings are,if we or one we are with is ill-tempered and unthankfulthe joy of any experience is altered tremendously!! Whether sitting by crackling fireOr walking through the meadOr lounging beneath lofty spireOf leaf-song overhead Or sipping cup of fresh-brewed joeWhile on a Sunday driveOr romping in fresh fallen snowHappy to be alive Tis not extravagance or styleThat makes The Thing enoughLife's greatest beauty is a smileIts purest pleasure, loveSo then, no matter what we doWhether simple or grandDelight depends on me and youNot fortune's sleight of hand No matter, dear, how fair or fineThe face or physique's frameOr what success may underlineThe mention of a nameNothing can ever take the placeWhoever we may beOf a heart full of love and graceAnd kind humility To make our lives a sure success And happier, by farDepends, not on what we possess Or who or where we areThe way to change the world for goodIs this, dear girl and boyTo love each other like we shouldWill fill the world with joy Janet Martin~