No Enemies | Charles MacKay | Powerful Life-Changing Poetry | Essential Poems скачать в хорошем качестве

No Enemies | Charles MacKay | Powerful Life-Changing Poetry | Essential Poems

'No Enemies' by Scottish poet Charles MacKay is a supremely inspiring and pithy poem. MacKay sends out a message that rings true even today. The poem talks of leading a life of consequence and walking the path of the righteous and standing up for one's beliefs and convictions even if it angers people or makes them one's foes. The very fact that one who declares that one has ' no enemies' points to the uselessness of the life one has led. Making a choice between good and evil, between virtue and sin, taking roads no one else has tried before, taking a stand for what is right and good, and even simply speaking up all require immense self-belief, resilience, and fortitude. That is also the hallmark of a life worth living. Mackay's poem adopts a scornful and mocking tone by stating this poignantly and bluntly. This is a remarkable poem that rips into people who choose paths that will not ruffle feathers and then declare with pride and vanity that they do have not the one enemy in the world. Full poem: You have no enemies, you say? Alas! my friend, the boast is poor; He who has mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure, Must have made foes! If you have none, Small is the work that you have done. You've hit no traitor on the hip, You've dashed no cup from perjured lip, You've never turned the wrong to right, You've been a coward in the fight. Follow ‪@theelocutionist1725‬ Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_elocutionis... Gmail: theelocutionistofficial@gmail.com Please Subscribe to our channel and share it with your friends and family. #inspiringpoem #poemsonlife