Smile If You Can

SMILE IF YOU CAN! Entangled betwixt the web of life, Whence facing a situation terrible; Support all lost, roads all crossed, Befogged vision, intent ambiguous; Amidst the hassle, resistant struggle, Attempt with a tranquil earnest persistence; Overlook the distress; Smile if you can! The inevitable confusion life presents, Assessing the worth of an earthling’s presence; Not solely one but inclusive of all, Each one’s life’s brimful of strife; Struck at some point with forces adverse, Troubled to the core, agonized heart-broken; Overlook the adversity; Smile if you can! When confronting a rival, mighty, callous, Retaliate not with revenge, provoke not thyself; Instill thy benevolence in thy rival’s heart, Bestow thy compassion, benign goodness; Leave not thy stance, amenable, cordial, To smile at an enemy is to disarm him; Forgive thy enemy; Smile if you can!