If you must

If you must be something,

be kind.

If you must have something,

have integrity.

If you must strive for something,

strive for goodness.

If you must own something,

own great love.

If you must go somewhere,

go to the deepest peace.

If you want to make something of your life,

then make your life an example of greatness.

Everything else

just doesn’t come close.