If We Could Live Forever

If we could live forever How much wiser would we be? Would we have grown accustomed To the suffering we see? And would the world be of one mind United then in love? Would we be non believers Or have faith in God above? Would people still be starving On that scorched and barren plain? Would they still be forgotten Waiting for the season's rain? Or would we show compassion To the poor and those in need? Or learn to look the other way To fuel our selfish greed? Would we have learned to live in peace Or learned to count the cost? Of all the maimed and wounded And of those whose lives were lost? In life we only get one chance To do the things we should, So if your life is long or short Just try to do some good.