Grandpa Said

Grandpa Said It seems a long long time ago there's no way that I could see. The dreams I one time chose to dream that were not meant to be. Like looking through a darkened glass much more carefree than some. All the changing, rearranging and the man I would become. With childhood days behind me and the roads that lie ahead. I think of lessons one time learned and things that grandpa said. Be kind to those around you and have a tender touch. Share what you have plenty of with those that don't have much. Be kind to kids and animals right up until you die. When you shake a strangers hand you look them in the eye. Stand firm when life's demanding and take it on the chin. Times when something knocks you down you get back up again. Don't lend yourself to evil and mean the things you say. Don't let the things that all go wrong stand in your dreams way. With time and trial I can see more clearly now than some. The man that I was meant to be and the man I have become. Edwin C Hofert