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Legacy Each of us is gifted A life in which to live It is our path to follow What legacy will I give? Some of us will value money Achievement and success We'll work hard in passing on The legacy of best Some of us will value little And our spirit, will be poor To be endured, yet not embraced The legacy of chore Some of us will value power Lord over others' souls To hide our fears and shame The legacy of control Some of us will value nothing To thine own self be true And answering to no one There's no legacy for you Some of us will value others But to ourselves will give no pause Healing wounds and mending fences The legacy of cause Some will value reputation Set peception by what's shown Masking up and putting on The legacy of being known Some of us will value fame Infamy, if need be Always seeking out who's looking A legacy to see Some won't know their value A gift gone unreceived Never know their innate worth A legacy unseen But... The wise will value everything Yet, also nothing at all Will live inside the moment The present be their call They will find the value That dwells in everyday Each word, each thought, each action In mindfullness we pray They will find their peace in solitude Inside the sacred space To grow toward our unity And understand our grace They will see miracles in moments And beauty in each sight Live in wonder through the daylight And in dream, throughout the night They will hear eternity among them In laughter, song and story Engaged in every moment Each experienced in its' glory Their legacy will be a life lived Beyond the wordly measures Just a life expressed fully Embracing pain and pleasure A legacy of life With love given and received Simply shared and taken And a peaceful faith believed Each of us is gifted A life in which to live It is our path to follow What legacy will we give?
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