I Wish you Bad Luck!
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, 2017
From time to time in the years to come,
I hope you will be treated unfairly,
so that you will come to know the value of justice.
I hope that you will suffer betrayal,
because that will teach you the importance of loyalty.
Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time,
so that you don’t take friends for granted.
I wish you bad luck, again from time to time,
so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life,
and understand that your success is not completely deserved,
and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
And when you lose, as you will from time to time,
I hope every now and then your opponent will gloat over your failure;
it is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship.
I hope you’ll be ignored,
so you know the importance of listening to others,
and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion.
Whether I wish these things or not they’re going to happen.
And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes.
Forever Young
Bob Dylan
May God bless you and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
And may you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
And may you stay forever young
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay forever young