Audrey Hepburns favourite poem . . .

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,  reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the  figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

The poem was written by Sam Levenson  and is  called “Time Tested Beauty Tips”, apparently he wrote it for his grandchild, and Audrey apparently read it to her family the last Christmas she had with them before she died of Pancreatic Cancer.

It’s such a beautiful piece of writing, that if not for a Galaxy Advert that’s running at the moment with a CGI version of Audrey in it, I might not have found, amazing what googling can do.

 

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