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Seldom Rated at Par

It's seldom that things can be rated at par;

One cloud in the sky is an omen of rain,

The grumbler can always find reason to whine;

It's the easiest thing in the world to complain,

But why should we fret if the weather is fine?

But what the world's wanting of me and of you

Is to try to be cheerful with things as they are.

There's many a flaw in the pleasures we plan,

There's many a thorn on the stem of the rose;

Life never makes perfect the pathway of man,

There are troubles to meet him wherever he goes.

The whiner can always find reason to whine,

The worst we can see when the best comes afar.

There are bound to be days when the sun fails to shine,

So try to be cheerful with things as they are.

It is easy to grumble and find fault and frown,

It is easy to criticize manners and men.

The cynics can tell what is wrong with their town

And the scoffers are ready with tongue and with pen,

But here's to the man with the courage to see

The joys which exist, not failings which mar,

Who looks for the best and is trying to be

Contented and cheerful with things as they are.

- Edgar A. Guest, in Chicago Evening Post

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