"And many more things did king Benjamin teach his sons, which are not written in this book."
What did my father teach me, what example did he set?
The years erase so much, but there are things I don't forget.
He worked 2 jobs to pay the bills; he took my mother shopping.
He only ate plain food and took his ice cream with no topping.
Of life, of God, he never spoke; his silence was instructive.
He did not think the human race could ever be productive.
What did I teach my children, what example did they see
when they watched and listened and then tried to follow me?
Perhaps it is not given for each man to know his seed;
whether they are ignorant or willing to take heed.
I hope they saw some good in me, and can the bad forgive;
above all may they learn from me God's mercy has no sieve . . .
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