You Cannot Always Be Happy

You cannot always be happy life does not work in this way And not every day for you can be a good day I recall the words of a wise aging female sage as a boy She said if you have not known sadness you cannot appreciate joy Back then i was far too young for to realize That she was a person who was very wise One does have to feel for the unhappy millionaire And their sort nowadays are no longer rare That their money a worry to them does seem a sad thing Any happiness to them it has failed to bring For our happier moments we ought to feel glad And to appreciate happiness one must know how it is to feel sad This is what the wise woman said to me when i was too young to know That they are lucky indeed those with the inner glow.