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    What You Do With What You Got

    By mageduley on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 2:26am |

    I love the message Eddi Reader is conveying. It reaches out and grabs your heart.
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    You must know someone like him
    He was tall and strong and lean
    With a body like a greyhound
    And a mind so sharp and keen
    But his heart, just like a laurel,
    Grew twisted round itself
    Till almost every thing he did
    Caused pain to someone else


    It's not just what you're born with
    It's what you choose to bear
    It's not how big your share is
    But how much you can share
    And it's not the fights you dreamed of
    But those you really fought
    It's not what you've been given
    It's what you do with what you've got


    Now what's the use of two strong legs
    If you only run away?
    And what use is the finest voice
    If you've nothing good to say?
    And what use is strength and muscle
    If you only push and shove?
    And what's the use of two good ears
    If you can't hear those you love?


    Between those who use their neighbors
    And those who use a cane
    Between those in constant power
    And those in constant pain
    Between those who run to glory
    And those who cannot run
    Tell me which ones are the cripples
    And which ones touch the sun?

    This song came to mind after the huge debate we had on healthcare in CVille's post the other day. I thought I would share. This song is so packed with wisdom - how easy it is to forget it though.

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    OMG!  I only just saw this.  What an honor to be the thing that made you post this.  I don't know if you will ever even see this comment, but thank you.


    by CVille Dem on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 10:00pm