Bliss

Take the World As It Is

Charles Swain

TAKE the world as it is!—there are good and bad in it,
And good and bad will be from now to the end;
And they, who expect to make saints in a minute,
Are in danger of marring more hearts than they ’ll mend.
If ye wish to be happy ne’er seek for the faults,
Or you ’re sure to find something or other amiss;
’Mid much that debases, and much that exalts,
The world’s not a bad one if left as it is.

Take the world as it is!—if the surface be shining,
Ne’er rake up the sediment hidden below!
There ’s wisdom in this, but there ’s none in repining
O’er things which can rarely be mended, we know.
There ’s beauty around us, which let us enjoy;
And chide not, unless it may be with a kiss;
Though Earth’s not the Heaven we thought when a boy,
There ’s something to live for, if ta’en as it is.

Take the world as it is!—with its smiles and its sorrow,
Its love and its friendship,—its falsehood and truth,
Its schemes that depend on the breath of to-morrow,
Its hopes which pass by like the dreams of our youth:
Yet, oh! whilst the light of affection may shine,
The heart in itself hath a fountain of bliss;
In the worst there ’s some spark of a nature divine,
And the wisest and best take the world as it is.

Love is All Around

My World

Hear the Music

Changing the World

Knowledge is Limited

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." ~Albert Einstein

To Be Yourself

Enjoying Solitude

TV Quotes: Boy Meets World

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We're all a little weird & when we find those people whose weirdness is compatible we join up with them & fall into a mutually satisfying weirdness & call them our best friends.- Cory

You do your thing and I do my thing. You are you and I am I. And, if, in the end, we end up together, it's beautiful. – Topanga

Friendship for example, is a real gift. It's given with no expectations and no gratitude is needed, not between real friends. – Mr. Feeny

Ever since I was young, I never really understood anything about the world. And I never understood anything that happened in my life. The only thing that ever made any sense to me was you. And how I felt about you. That's all I've ever known. And that's enough for the rest of my life. -Cory

The Human Touch

'Tis the human touch in this world that counts,
The touch of your hand and mine,
Which means far more to the fainting heart
Than shelter, bread and wine;
For shelter is gone when the night is o'er,
And bread lasts only a day
But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice
Sing on in the soul alway.

Spencer Michael Free