Why Am I Here

So much hope, so many dreams So much to do, so many things to see Busy, busy, busy... How to accomplish it all? Brainstorm, make lists, prioritize Make no small plans Dream no small dreams... But still, time is not infinite Try this, do that Live here, go there See this, experience that Yet life somehow gets in the way Keep in touch with classmates And friends from on the job And those old neighborhood pals How to stay close to them all? Stop! Halt! Wait! Consider! Should life only be about me? Only my needs and desires? How about the needs of others? Why was I put here? Only for pleasure? There's too much pain to buy that So why? Why am I here? Surely there are no easy answers Surely I must find my own way. Yet when all is said and done, Enshrine my purpose in life this way: Live by the Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.