A Mile With Sorrow

Poem★★★★

I walked a mile with Pleasure
She chatted all the way;
And left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne’er a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me.

Robert Browning Hamilton.

The point

Though pleasure entertains without teaching us anything, walking silently through sorrow teaches the deepest lessons of life.

Scripture

Romans 5:3-42 Corinthians 1:4

Audience

Adults

Tone

Reflective · Poignant

To tell aloud

under a minute · 51 words

Subjects

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