Utopianism For One

The aspirations of Ralph Waldo Emerson
were 'To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children…
to leave the world a better place…
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you [he] have lived. This is to have succeeded.'
I don't know how close he got to his aim,
or what the price was, but if he met his aim
and the effort was less than the gain
(with laughter it should be) then truly
I hope he was not one of the few.
The world would be better if we are the many.

'Love' Revealed Through Grace/Action

'Beauty without grace
is like a hook without the bait'-
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It seems that Mr Emerson was referring
to the grace in actions performed
within relationships, where the beauty
lay in the action more than the appearance
of the person performing the action.