Sarah caught me on line tonight and we talked about all that's happening at her end of the world. As we were signing off she read me this poem by Robert Service - she's crazy about Robert Service:
THE RECKONING
It's fine to have a blow-out in a fancy restaurant,
With terrapin and canvas-back and all the wine you want;
To enjoy the flowers and music, watch the pretty women pass,
Smoke a choice cigar, and sip the wealthy water in your glass.
It's bully in a high-toned joint to eat and drink your fill,
But it's quite another matter when you
Pay the bill.
It's great to go out every night on fun or pleasure bent;
To wear your glad rags always and to never save a cent;
To drift along regardless, have a good time every trip;
To hit the high spots sometimes, and to let your chances slip;
To know you're acting foolish, yet to go on fooling still,
Till Nature calls a show-down, and you
Pay the bill.
Time has got a little bill -- get wise while yet you may,
For the debit side's increasing in a most alarming way;
The things you had no right to do, the things you should have done,
They're all put down; it's up to you to pay for every one.
So eat, drink and be merry, have a good time if you will,
But God help you when the time comes, and you
Foot the bill.
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing that, it was a good one. Sorry I don't usually comment . . . I try to read this blog once a week or so, but I guess I just never get around to letting you know what I thought.
Thank you! (Your mother needs encouragement!)
Yes, it is good, isn't it? Sarah was really discouraged about University student life yesterday. She feels like there aren't a lot of Christians with their heads on straight (and that the non-Christians aren't even on the map.) Nobody is thinking about the fact that there is a reckoning ahead.
She said it seemed like the only serious Christians are 変わっている人。(She didn't mention whether that included her.)
I really like reading Robert Service, but I wonder what kind of bill he racked up for himself.
Your father thinks perhaps he racked up quite a bill for himself.
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