When my life has reached it's very end,
and I take that final breath
I want to know I've left behind
some good before my death

I hope that in my final hour,
in all honesty I say
That somewhere in my lifetime,
I have brightened someone's day

That maybe I have brought a smile
to someone else's face
And made one moment a little sweeter
while they dwelled here in this place

Please, Lord be my reminder
and whisper softly in my ear...
To be a "giver" not a "taker,"
in the years I have left here

Give to me the strength I need
open up my heart and soul...
That I might show sincere compassion
and love others before I go

For if not a heart be touched by me
and not a smile was left behind...
Then the life that I am blessed with,
will have been a waste of time

With all my heart I truly hope
to leave something here on earth...
That touched another, made them smile,
and gave to my life...worth.

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