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It cannot be touched, nor can it be completely understood,

It is as wide as the world,

Yet it is small enough to fit inside the mind of man,

It has brought light to where only darkness dwelt

It has given Hope" to those who yearned in despair

It has nourished forgiveness in those who knew no pity

It has given strength to the weak and humility to the strong

It has given greatness to the common

It has spurred to higher goals those who once strove for nothing

It has been a home to the destitute

It has transformed sorrow into a weapon of happiness

It has given purpose to the trackless and shelter to the lost

It has taught patience to the hurried and action to the slothful

To the youth it has given                                 Vision

To the aged it has given                                 Promise

To the hopeless it has given                             Hope

To the restless it has given                              Rest

To the sick it has been a                                 Doctor

To the dying, it has given a desire to                  Live

To those who have fallen, it has been a              Helping hand

To the outcast it has been a                             Home

To the childless it has given                                        Children

To the unwise it has given                                Wisdom

To the intolerant it has given                            Tolerance

It has no judgement against the                        Un-teachable

Yet, it  has praise for those who                        Learn

For all those who embrace it. It has given to them the most precious gift of

all "Sobriety"

It also given them another gift   "The love for, truth" with more than enough left over to share with each other.

Author Unknown