I know, as my life grows older
and my eyes have clearer sight,
that under each rank Wrong somewhere
there lies the root of Right..
That each sorrow has its purpose,
by the sorrowing oft unguessed;
but as sure as the sun brings morning,
whatever is - is best.
I know that each sinful action,
as sure as the night brings shade,
is somewhere, sometime punished,
tho' the hour be long delayed.
I know that the soul is aided
sometimes by the heart's unrest,
and to grow means often to suffer-
but whatever is - is best.
I know there are no errors,
in the great Eternal plan,
And all things work together
for the final good of man.
and I know when my soul speeds onward,
in its grand Eternal quest,
I shal say as I look back earthward,
whatever is - is best.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
