Happiness.........

The happiness you seek, will be found deep within

Realization will dawn, as you live out each day

You need no approval, but that of yourself

The power of your essence will show you the way

Hold till completion, the decisions you make

Always thinking of others, but yourself must be first

Spread betterment and help, to all that you touch

Living in truth, rather than living the curse

Strive to serve, a more fruitful, of purpose in life

A path full of honesty, love, and real hope

Make your soul a bright beacon, let it shine in the night

So the others that see, learn a new way to cope

Go now, find the truth, for yourself once again

So that you too may learn, and share with your friends

With the loved ones around you, the people who care

Giving guidance they need, the peace never ends

And as you become at long last, their new guide

You realize at the end, you are happy and full

For the only thing, that we can take at this journey's end

Are the things we have given, and the truth that we know

- by Steve Whitacre