Of life I know there's little that I do know <br />I've learned that one might say the hard way <br />But spiritually we should not cease to grow <br />And from the 'Book of life' a lesson every day. <br /> <br />Respect and love of others out of love of self is born <br />That's how it is and that's how 'twill always be <br />'If you cannot love yourself you cannot love anyone' <br />A wise old lady once said that to me. <br /> <br />A self taught person the years had left her gray <br />Wisdom does not come with a university degree <br />An unkind word of another I never heard her say <br />Her insights live on in my memory. <br /> <br />Self loathing is not healthy for the mind <br />It can lead to crimes against humanity <br />If you cannot love yourself then love in you is dead <br />Since love of self gives birth to empathy. <br /> <br />Every day we live from life something we learn <br />For life 'twould seem is the best teacher of all <br />We never do stop learning we are told <br />The babe is learning before he or she does crawl. <br /> <br />So little of life I know I do know <br />And in that I am not one of a few <br />From living we learn something every day <br />Though on saying that I'm not saying anything that's new.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-life-i-know/
