Magic People

"People do not regard you with respect ...

because you are proud and vain,

but rather they look up to you when you are  polite and hospitable. "

                                                          Shaykh 'Abd al- Qadir al- Jilani

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Ah

How I envy those wise old souls

Who have walked through life

Doing what they loved

And doing it

Well

Those wise elders who quietly

Walk the streets of small towns

Surrounded by people

They have known their whole life

People they have scolded, at times

But also

Helped, encouraged, guided

They are always present

And sometimes speak

Always lifting up those around them

Rarely putting themselves forward

Without need of recognition

They are recognized

And cherished

Those magic people

Who make others more,

And leave

A legacy

Of

love