Nothing Matters More

When someone can love you
                               as you do,
When you woo
                 and win your love,
When you lie down
                 and fall sound asleep,
When what you sow
                 you can reap –
Nothing else matters more.

When what you eat
                   makes you feel lively,
When what you drink
                   makes you feel jolly,
When what you see
                   makes you feel happy,
When what you hear
                   makes you feel merry –
Nothing else matters more.

When you trade
                 and get a fair deal,
When you pray
                 and overcome an ordeal,
When you dream
                 and bring it to fruition,
When with your faith
                  you can but reason –
Nothing else matters more.

When you begin
           to live with no regrets,
When you can honor
           your given pledges,
When you face serenely
           your remaining sunsets,
When you die
           and bear no grudges –
Nothing else matters more.