To Waste Wisely My Days

To waken in the morning with a smile brightening my face;
To greet the day with reverence for the opportunities it contains;
To approach my work with a clear mind;
To hold ever before me, even in the doing of little things, the ultimate purpose toward which I am working;
To meet men and women with laughter on my lips and love in my heart;
To be gentle and kind and courteous through all the hours;
To approach the night with the weariness that ever woos sleep and the joy that comes from work well done,
This is how I desire to waste wisely my days.
-anonymous