WORDS ENGRAVED

I AM UNIQUE. THE WORLD, SO OLD, HAS NEVER HAD ME IN IT BEFORE. THE UNIVERSE, SO LARGE, HOLDS NOWHERE ELSE MY MIND AND MATTER.

MY LIFE MAY BE LONG OR SHORT, BUT HERE I AM, TO KNOW THE PAIN AND ELATION OF LIFE, TO LEARN EVERY DAY, TO BE FEARLESS, TO GROW IN UNFORESEEN WAYS.

I WILL TRY TO ENJOY THIS TIME ON EARTH, WHILE NOT HURTING OTHERS. THOUGH MY LIVING TAKES FROM THE EARTH, I WILL TRY TO GIVE TO IT MORE THAN I TAKE.

MY MIND GIVES ME THE POWER OF REASON. I WILL SEEK TRUTH THROUGH FACTS AND REASON, AND CULTIVATE THE POWER OF MY MIND TO IMAGINE AND TO CREATE ...

... I WILL CHERISH MY MINUTES ON THIS EARTH AND TURN MY ENERGIES TO GOOD DEEDS LARGE OR SMALL, KNOWING THAT STATUS AND MATERIAL WEALTH ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO MY DEEDS.

THE WORLD AROUND ME CHANGES, AND SO DO I. IN HARDSHIP I WILL FIND GREATER STRENGTH. FOR ALL OF THE FRUITS OF MY LIVING, I WILL BE GRATEFUL.

I WILL SEEK HAPPINESS AND EXAMINE MY LIFE AS IT UNFOLDS, FOR I AM THE ULTIMATE JUDGE OF ME.