經典英語美文:Tell Them Now

Tell Them Now

If with pleasure you are viewing

Any work a man is doing,

If you like him or you love him tell him now.

Don"t withhold your approbation

Till the parson makes oration

And he lies with snowy lilies on his brow,

For no matter how you shout it

He won"t really care about it

He won"t know how many teardrops you have shed

So if some praise is due him

Now"s the time to slip it to him

For he cannot read his tombstone when he"s dead.

More than fame and more than money

Is the comment kind and sunny

And the hearty warm approval of a friend,

For it gives to life a savor

And it makes you stronger, braver,

And it gives you heart and courage to the end.

If he earns your praise, bestow it

If you like him, let him know it

Let the words of true encouragement be said.

Do not wait till life is over

And he"s underneath the clover,

For he cannot read his tombstone when he"s dead.