Live Your Creed

[thedrifter]

Live Your Creed


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I'd rather see a sermon
than to hear one any day.
I'd rather one walk with me
than just to show the way.
The eye is a better pupil
and more willing than the ear.
Advice may be misleading
but examples are always clear.
And the very best of teachers
are the ones who live their creed,
For to see good put into action
is what everybody needs.
I can soon learn to do it
if you let me see it done.
I can watch your hand in motion
but your tongue too fast may run
And the lectures you deliver
may be very fine and true
But I'd rather get my lesson
by observing what you do.
For I may misunderstand you
and the fine advice you give
But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live.


Unknown Author........


Sempers,

Roger

[firstsgtmike]

The Man in the Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
and see what THAT man has to say.

For it isn't your father, your mother, your wife
Whose judgement upon you must pass,
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

Some people might think you are a straight-shootin' chum
And call you a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest
For he is with you clear to the end,
And you have passed your most dangerous test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be the heartache and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.

Author Unknown