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On The Need For Success, Part II
...I think many of them forget
how precarious all this is,
civilization only works
if success is what we all give.
If the plumber does not succeed
that we’re all wallowing in filth,
if the police do not succeed
then innocent people are killed.
If the doctor does not succeed
then all us will probably die young,
if the engineer can’t succeed
then our technology is done.
Success of all these moving parts
is what keeps the nation alive,
when these things fail, we know what comes:
society, and people, die.
To teach that success is evil,
that merit and effort are wrong,
is to tear down civilization,
if you do so it won’t be long
until you’re killing your neighbors,
until all is violence and hate,
your home will look like Somalia
or any of the world’s failed states.
Success is not just millionaires,
it’s not just a win for yourself,
when done right in a rule of law
your win will help everyone else.
Your successful mechanic’s shop
will help people to move freely,
your successful power plant
will save folks from the winter freeze.
Your successful grocery store
will ensure people are well fed,
and your successful parenting
will keep children safe in their beds.
You’ve a duty to seek success,
and to despise all who hate it,
’cause if we do not find success
then all the world soon goes to sh-t.
Copyright ©
David Welch
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