10am<\/p>\n
In a topsy turvy world
\nWhere every man is for himself
\nAt the expense of
\nBecoming foe to friends
\nJustified by the ends
\nOf personal happiness –
\nEach hand and head becomes a rung
\nOn the ladder to success
\nWhatever that may be.
\nIn a world where every man is for himself,
\nEvery man destroys himself
\nAnd those beside him.<\/p>\n
Friends, most precious,
\nUntil
\nWe see that which we prize
\nAnd believe will be our completion,
\nThough we mourn that our clawing at happiness hurts our friends
\nWe brush it aside
\nJustified,
\nThe means by the ends.<\/p>\n
When will we learn to be human again?
\nTo just live and forget the myth of success
\nTo know that in love,
\nThat most difficult task,
\nIs our happiness?
\nOur happiness.
\nNot mine.
\nNot yours.
\nOurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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