Inheritance: A poem 

What is the inheritance from father to son 

The reaping of material wealth when life is done 

Or is it that one goes through life with sincere morality? 

The principles to cherish which should be the actual duty 

of a father to inculcate his children indelibly with 

This is the education with which a home is truly lit 

The wisdom that greater good is in believing 

That what is verily a gain is the joyous living 

When seldom matter the spoils of corrupt choices 

But to heed the soul that echoes with righteous voices 

To understand that greed is not the propriety teaching 

But the will to be good which is life’s unforgettable mission 

Money and wealth inherited cause no harm 

But to seek them selfishly is the failure of spiritual calm 

A father’s legacy to his son should be that of humility, 

Of altruism, love, justice, dignity, integrity and purity 

That is the inheritance that God would gladly bequeath us 

For eternity is the real patrimony if we only learn to trust