It’s All About Attitude

 

If you but will, to fight every evil temptation with fortitude

And tread that rocky, seemingly unyielding path, with a sense of certitude

Not flinching once from its pricks and pokes, ‘coz you know you walk not in solitude

For, the Lord is ever your shepherd, if you will persist with unwavering rectitude

If you would stand firm and remain unperturbed by the vicissitudes

Of fortune, and every rough weather, no matter their magnitude

If only you choose to so distinguish yourself from the multitude

You give yourself ample joy of dwelling in an ambience of great latitude

For you are no longer bound by the vices of servitude

Servitude brought on by your negative thoughts and attitude

If you can but feel in life’s every small gift, the sense of plenitude

And revel in this abundance by showering upon fellow beings, genuine solicitude

If you but will, to shake yourself up from every feeling of apathy and lassitude

And bring to harness the innate goodness and ability for which you have an aptitude

You would be worthy of emulation, displaying profoundly, the verisimilitude

In which, our Author chose to create each one of us, close to him in similitude 

Life is neither tough nor painful, if only you will, to rise above the petty to scale high altitude

This is the cornerstone on which you sculpt your life to show the Almighty, eternal gratitude.

 

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