I Want To Know

~Author Unknown


I want to know,


when day is done,


That life has been worth living;


That I have brought somebody joy


Through kind, unselfish giving.



I want to feel, when evening falls


And shadows quickly lengthen,


That I have made somebody glad,


Some weakness I have strengthened.


I want to know, that come what may


I've left some cheer and gladness;


I want to feel, at close of day


I've banished someone's sadness.


I want to feel at day's end,


That someone's cares were lighter;


Because of kindness I have done,


May someone's life be brighter.