Monday, August 29, 2022

Walk humbly (Arthur Ashe)

                        If wealth is the secret to
                      happiness, then the rich
                      should be dancing on
                      the streets. But only
                      poor kids do that.

                      If power ensures
                      security, then officials should
                      walk unguarded.
                      But those who live simply,
                      sleep soundly.

                      If beauty and fame bring
                      ideal relationships,
                      then celebrities
                      should have the
                      best marriages.

                      But it’s not here.
                      Simplicity leads the world.
                      Live simply.
                      Walk humbly.
                      
Love genuinely.

--Arthur Ashe                         

Image source: Helen Levitt, Children dancing in Harlem, NY (c.1940), https://twitter.com/womensart1/status/1299241912461922305
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