IF YOU THINK...

If you think that life is lost
Death is the only way that’s worth
Think of a woman in labor
Taking such pains to bring life on earth.
If you think you are the most lonely
Losing a friend dear to you
Think of an orphan in a state such lowly
Whom all his near and dear forever bid adieu.
If you think you are the poorest
For just not being able to get a new dress
Think of a beggar how poor is he
Having nothing yet living in that mess.
If you hate your own voice
For being unable to sing in melody
Think of one who never made or heard any noise
Still sustaining in his tragedy.
If you fall into great depression
For being unable to take some decision
Think of an insane and lunatic person
Who lives like an object void of any goal or mission.
If you feel sad for losing an opportunity in life
And assume you have come to the end of the road
Think of an AIDS patient who knows his fate
Yet lives his life in a silent mode.

— Bro. Jerome Emmanuel Lewis