<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“The True Meaning of Life”</b> by Pat A. Maning</div><div><br></div><div>The Years have passed by,</div><div>In the blink of an eye,</div><div>Moments of sadness,</div><div>And joy have flown by.</div><div><br></div><div>People I loved,</div><div>Have come and have gone,</div><div>But the world never stopped,</div><div>And we all carried on.</div><div><br></div><div>Life wasn't easy,</div><div>And the struggles were there,</div><div>Filled with times that it mattered,</div><div>Times I just didn't care.</div><div><br></div><div>I stood on my own,</div><div>And I still found my way,</div><div>Through some nights filled with tears,</div><div>And the dawn of new days.</div><div><br></div><div>And now with old age,</div><div>It's become very clear,</div><div>Things I once found important,</div><div>Were not why I was here.</div><div><br></div><div>And how many things,</div><div>That I managed to buy,</div><div>Were never what made me,</div><div>Feel better inside.</div><div><br></div><div>And the worries and fears,</div><div>That plagued me each day,</div><div>In the end of it all,</div><div>Would just fade away.</div><div><br></div><div>But how much I reached out,</div><div>To others when needed,</div><div>Would be the true measure,</div><div>Of how I succeeded.</div><div><br></div><div>And how much I shared,</div><div>Of my soul and my heart,</div><div>Would ultimately be,</div><div>What set me apart.</div><div><br></div><div>And what's really important,</div><div>Is my opinion of me,</div><div>And whether or not,</div><div>I'm the best I can be.</div><div><br></div><div>And how much more kindness,</div><div>And love I can show,</div><div>Before the Lord tells me,</div><div>It's my time to go.</div></div><div><br></div><div>——————————————-</div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>