DON'T FIND FAULT

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            WHO ART THOU THAT JUDGEST?

     Don't find fault with the man who limps
     Or stumbles along the road
     Unless you have worn the shoes he wears
     Or struggled beneath his load
     There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt
     Though hidden away from view
     The burden he bears, placed on your back
     Might cause you to stumble too.
  
     Don't sneer at the man who's down today
     Unless you have felt the blow
     That caused him to fall, or felt the shame 
     That only the fallen know
     You may be strong, but still the blows
     That were his, if dealt to you
     In the selfsame way, at the selfsame time
     Might cause you to stagger too.

         (from the Log of The Good Ship Grace, c.1943)