If anybody can be said to have succeeded in living life wall-to-wall, it is Mundy. He is the happiest person I have ever met. There are many different ways of describing happiness and success. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist and poet, put it thus:
"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
Wonderful photo and words. I hope someone will write about me like that one day.
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