FIRST FRIEND - RUDYARD KIPLING

 

For readers who may wonder if the words are truly Rudyard Kipling's, indeed they are.

"THE PILGRIM'S WAY"

Deliver me from every pride---the Middle, High, and Low---
That bars me from a brother's side, whatever pride he show.
And purge me from all heresies of thought and speech and pen
That bid me judge him otherwise than I am judged. Amen!

(Excerpt from the poem by Rudyard Kipling)

The words made me smile, and they made me think.