The thing that goes the farthest
Towards making life worthwhile
That costs the least and does the most
Is just a simple smile.
Some of you younger folks may never have heard of an autograph book, but when I was very young everyone (I should say, mainly girls) had an autograph book. You would have your friends, teachers and parents sign a page. Usually friends would write a small note but teachers and parents usually used short poems or sayings that “taught” something. I truthfully cannot remember who wrote the above poem in my book – because it would have been nearly 60 years ago, but I guess that it did teach me a lesson because I still remember it after all these years.