Life lessons

What I've learnt in life,
Might not amount to much.
But this I know is true
A good heart is never wrong,
Is not a sign of weakness.

What I've learnt in life,
Might not amount to much.
But this I know is true
To love with all your heart,
Is not a sign of weakness.

What I've learnt in life,
Might not amount to much.
But this I know is true
A smile on your lips always,
Is not a sign of weakness.

What I've learnt in life,
Might not amount to much.
But this I know is true
A kind word and a helping hand,
Is not a sign of weakness.

My conviction in the power
Of goodness, kindness and love
Of friendship, warmth and comfort
Of support and loyalty
Is not weakness of spirit.

It is not easy to love always,
Hate can be so simple.
To be unflinching in support,
To know what the other needs,
To give and not expect anything,
To defend and not demand.

People who know me, who care for me,
I know I exasperate them.
To them I'm probably naïve
Setting myself up for a fall
For a breakdown I'm sure they think
I'm ill-equipped to handle.

But they forget that they care for me,
Because I care too, I love too,
I support too and also defend.
I may be naïve... yes
But is not a sign of weakness.

You are what you believe yourself to be
How true that is; I know it better than most
I stand here because of the love,
Because of the support and warmth I got
My friends... you gave and I took
And the same I give back to others
Surely that wasn't weakness then,
How can it be otherwise now?