Today upon a bus, I saw a lovely
girl, I
envied her:
She seemed so happy. And I wish I
were as fair.
And then, suddenly, she rose to
leave, and I saw her hobble down
the
aisle,
She had one leg and wore a crutch,
But as she passed, a smile.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine, I
have two legs,
I am blessed indeed. The world is
mine!
Later, walking down the street,
I saw a man with eyes of blue.
But he just stood and the watched the
others play.
So, I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others,
sir?"
But he looked ahead without a
word.
And then I knew he could not hear.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine, I
have two ears,
I am blessed indeed. The world is
mine!
And later, I stopped to buy some
sweets,
The lad who sold them had such
charm,
I talked with him. If I were late, it
would do
no harm.
But as I turned to go, he said to me,
"I thank you sir. You've been so
kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see", he said, "I'm blind"
Oh God, forgive me when I whine, I
have two eyes,
I am blessed indeed. The world is
mine!
With legs to take me where I want
to go,
With ears to hear the things I need
to know,
With eyes to watch that radiant
sunset glow,
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I am blessed
indeed!
The
world is mine!
Og Mandino
