Don't Box Me In
Self-identity and to be aware about it are fundamental factors in life.
If a person does not know him/herself,
he/she has no roots or anchor in life.
He/she is equivalent to a person without a country.
-Rodolfo A. Arizala
To laugh often and love much
To win the respect of intelligent persons
and the affection of children
To earn the approbation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends
To appreciate beauty
To find the best in others
To give of one's self
Toleave the world a little better,
whether by a health child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm
and sung with exultation
To know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived
This is to have succeeded.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson