CHEROKEE PROVERB ON LIFE

There is a Cherokee proverb…a blessing
to which I now give voice:

When you were born, you cried
and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die
the world will cry
and you'll rejoice.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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