Should it be inscribed on the Shell of the Egg that a Boy
of your acquaintance will pass through life advancing, as
best he might, the happiness and well-being of people he
does not know, and will never meet, the refrain of this
brief song, heard once, will most likely remain with him
forever; and he will perhaps recall it from time to time,
along the arc of his years, and nod, and smile.
And, as an approach to securing one's *own* happiness, I
judge that one can find much worse than *leave a bottle
full for others* ...
Ronin
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