If someone should hurt you

And say a thing unkind;

Remember that I write to you;

And keep these thoughts in mind.

For everyone that makes you cry

there are three to make you smile;

And a smile will last a long, long time,

but a tear just a little while.

Don't let someone who hates the world

cause you to hate it too,

Behind the clouds is a golden sun,

And a sky that's full of blue.

If someone said a thing that's cruel,

don't let it get to you;

Your achievements are greatly numbered,

and your faults are very few.

So if a certain person should act a certain way,

Think of those who Love You.

And Don't let it spoil your day!

To the world, you may just be somebody...but to somebody, you may be the world.

Richard D. Dover
In His Steps Ministries
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