Poem of the Week: Let Us Be Kind

Let Us Be Kind

    by W. Lomax Childress

Let us be kind;

The way is long and lonely,

And human hearts are asking for this blessing only --

That we be kind.

We cannot know the grief that men may borrow,

We cannot see the souls storm-swept by sorrow,

But love can shine upon the way to-day, to-morrow --

Let us be kind.

Let us be kind;

This is a wealth that has no measure,

This is of Heaven and earth the highest treasure --

Let us be kind.

A tender word, a smile of love in meeting,

A song of hope and victory to those retreating,

A glimpse of God and brotherhood while life is fleeting --

Let us be kind.

Let us be kind;

Around the world the tears of time are falling,

And for the loved and lost these human hearts are calling --

Let us be kind.

To age and youth let gracious words be spoken;

Upon the wheel of pain so many lives are broken,

We live in vain who give no tender token --

Let us be kind.

Let us be kind;
The sunset tints will soon be in the west,
Too late the flowers are laid then on the quiet breast --
Let us be kind.
And when the angel guides have sought and found us,
Their hands shall link the broken ties of earth that bound us,
And Heaven and home shall brighten all around us --
Let us be kind.

On the Eve of a New Week....

 On the eve of a new Week, some "thoughts" 4 the week courtesy of +Jonathan Huie :

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

- Thomas Merton

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

- Bruce Barton

We take refuge in pride,

because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.

- Kakuzo Okakura

Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition): On Our Interesting & Ever-Changing World....

As we begin a new week here in our Network, we hope all have realized some small tweaking which we will continue as we continue to further bring a sense of focus to bear for the sake of all Ordinary Faces that began it all!!!

We leave you with these two "interesting" snapshots as we wish all a fabulous week:

MAY 9, 2017 Good morning from New York, where I got in late and am up early. So I’ll be brief. I want to call your attention to an extraordinary report from MIT Technology Review, its annual “10 Breakthrough Technologies” issue. When I have time, I plan to study it to get my head around what an amazing—both scary amazing and good amazing—time it is in technology. Some of the magazine’s breakthroughs are either ho-hum or otherwise uninspiring. Self-driving trucks already are a thing everyone is talking about. I think I can live without the “360-degree selfie.” Two that blew my mind are “Botnets of Things” and “Paying With Your Face.” The first trend refers to the sinister ramifications of having every gadget we own connected to the Internet. Not so long ago we thought that’d be a good thing. Now we know bad actors can wreak havoc through our lights, garage-door-openers and other mundane devices. And the magazine has its eyes wide open about how this will play out: “The best defense would be for everything online to run only secure software, so botnets couldn’t be created in the first place. This isn’t going to happen anytime soon.” When I read about paying for goods and services through face-detection technology my immediate thought was, “Yes, please.” China is a leader in this technology, and that’s a whole other theme to watch: the emergence of China as a purveyor of innovative technology that eclipses its me-too past. The future is bright—and frightening.