The Measure of Greatness

The Measure of Greatness is lost to the world Unacknowledged, unknown, unarticulated By prophets, priests, and kings And yet, the real potential exists In each one of us To be great There are two kinds of people The ones who try In every situation To make good, ethical, and moral decisions For the benefit of everyone While the rest, just do, what they want When you do what is right, or try You draw down, a Heavenly Power The power to know, and discern Right from wrong, good from bad And properly assess, people and situations To respond appropriately Also, to understand, cause and effect To know what to do, in critical moments To keep yourself, and your family Safe from harm, and unintended consequences And to make wise decisions For yourself, and those you love Indeed, you know this is true For you know both types And that people Who choose the right Are leaders Admired, emulated, elevated Leaned on, and celebrated While those who do, whatever Never do change, not even In the course of a lifetime They remain, always Who they were As children This is real, an actual Heavenly gift The power to change people And the world If recognized by the world A solution, among many For Heaven on Earth The difference between those who try Always, to do what is right And those who do, only what they want Is called: The Measure of Greatness And it can happen to you!