Love Is Not About Getting - But

All Thy Works With Joy Surround Thee, God Of Glory, Lord Of Love; Stars And Angels Sing Around Thee, Center Of Unbroken Praise. Field And Forest, Vale And Mountain, Flowery Meadow, Flashing Sea, Chanting Bird And Flowing Fountain, Call Us To Rejoice In Thee.

Man Said, "i Am Tired Of Kings! Sons Of The Robber-chiefs Of Yore, They Make Me Pay For Their Lust And Their War; I Am The Puppet, They Pull The Strings; The Blood Of My Heart Is The Wine They Drink. I Will Govern Myself For Awhile I Think, And See What That Brings!

Be Glαd Of Life, Becαuse It Gives You The Chαnce To Love αnd To Work αnd To Plαy αnd To Look Up αt The Stαrs; To Be Sαtisfied With Your Posessions, To Despise Nothing In The World Except Fαlsehood αnd Meαnness αnd To Feαr Nothing Except Cowαrdice; To Be Governed By Your αdmirαtions Rαther Thαn By Your Disgusts, To Covet Nothing Thαt Is Your Neighbour's Except His Kindness Of Heαrt αnd Gentleness Of Mαnners; To Think Seldom Of Your Enemies, Often Of Your Friends And To Spend αs Much Time αs You Cαn With Body αnd With Spirit.

Four Things A Man Must Learn To Do If He Would Make His Record True; To Think Without Confusion Clearly; To Love His Fellowmen Sincerely; To Act From Honest Motives Purely; To Trust In God And Heav'n Securely.

A River Is The Most Human And Companionable Of All Inanimate Things. It Has A Life, A Character, A Voice Of Its Own; And It Is As Full Of Good Fellowship As A Sugar Maple Is Of Sap. It Can Talk In Various Tones, Loud Or Low, And Of Many Subjects Grave And Gay.... For Real Company And Friendship There Is Nothing, Outside Of The Animal Kingdom, That Is Comparable To A River.