Poem July 30, 1921 Issue

[Written for the Sentinel]

True Happiness

CHARLOTTE BRUNER

To leave ambition and false pride behind,
The thirst for wealth, the eagerness for fame,
To kindle in our hearts the welcome flame
Of self-forgetfulness, to know that Mind
Is both end and beginning,—this we find
Is the real road to happiness, the same
Way Jesus trod. Let us seek in his name
A better goal, with loving thoughts and kind
Live as the Christ, and strive for others' good;
To give, not get,—the sign of brotherhood
Which marks the sons of God. Lo! the deep peace
Of sacrifice of self is ours. Now cease
Vain longings for the world, and we gain then
True happiness, the selfless love for men.

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