Love is not love
if it alters when alteration finds
It is an ever fixed mark, said Shakespeare.
Constancy is a quality of mind
that removes sparks of fear.
Love is love
when the word can be relied
upon and expressions of affection
will be supplied, for
faithfulness in word and deed
is the essence of true love’s need.
February 23rd is the birthday of Rotary. Paul Harris, was 37 when he gathered some professional connections and they formed the world’s first service club in Chicago in 1905.
Service is action in support of others. A small action can make a difference. It isn’t about glamour; it’s about need. A toilet is a rather basic thing, but the simple addition of public toilets in down town Chicago in 1907 surely offered the blissful relief of basic urgencies for many a person!
Let us remember that service is about meeting the needs of others, and that when we serve those needs, we can provide blissful relief at the most basic level. Let us be thankful we have the means and ability to change lives with our most simple service.
© Shawn Bird 2012. Free use within Rotary. Please credit Shawn’s authorship, and leave a message in the Comment area below explaining when and where you used her words. Thanks!
Shawn L. Bird 