Note, June 26, 2009: This book has not gotten underway for many reasons, mainly my health.
At this point, I can only say that I always stated it would be for future generations. The premise of the book may be slightly moderated, though, in light of what has happened.
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Sincerely,
Marla
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
--- inaccurately attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson
Michael, I hope that you have found peace. My heart is with you.
(According to some archivists, this quote is almost certainly not from Emerson and may be traceable to a 1905 publication by a Bessie Stanley. Apparently, in a collection of quotations on success, her poem appeared on the facing page from a quotation of Emerson and may be the source of the mistake -- a journalist, perhaps, copying the text without realizing a new author had begun. A 1905 article from the Lincoln Sentinel about that version of the quote can be found at: Bessie Stanley's Famous Poem (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/success.htm)
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