Making Life Worth While

UNIT 3

Poem

Making Life Worth While

                                                         George Eliot

Making Life Worth While

 Every soul that touches yours –

 Be it the slightest contact –

 Get there from some good;

 Some little grace; one kindly thought;

 One aspiration yet unfelt;

 One bit of courage

 For the darkening sky;

 One gleam of faith

 To brave the thickening ills of life;

 One glimpse of brighter skies –

 To make this life worthwhile

 And heaven a surer heritage.

                                                                           - George Eliot

About the Poet

Mary Ann Evans (1819 – 1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels.

Glossary

grace (n) - elegance, charm

aspiration (n) - a hope or ambition of achieving something, desire, wish

courage (n) - bravery, valour

gleam (n) - shine brightly

glimpse (n) - glance, quick look

worthwhile (adj) - valuable, purposeful

heritage (n) - inheritance