The Best People

            The best people are those who stick it out, through thick and thin, through good times and bad times, enduring the failures, handling the successes, without ever faltering in their way.  They have the stamina to continue, the courage to face reality.  Their nobleness of character can be found in every field of endeavor, at every socioeconomic level, in every creed and race; together, they form a society largely responsible for the work that gets done, the art that is created and the good that is done in this world.  They carry the load for those of lesser character, and while frequently challenged by and duped by evil wherever it exists, continue the fight for the best, justice tempered with mercy, and continual change for the betterment of mankind.