His name is Jordan Nichols. He is only 14 and he loves to write poems for fun. One of the poems he wrote impressed his older brother so much that he took a picture of it and posted it on his Twitter. Then it goes viral after that.
What this little boy wrote offers a profound and wise message for everyone. But there’s a catch, the real heartwarming message is hidden behind that you’ll have to read it twice… and then WOW!
Here’s the poem again:
Our generation will be known for nothing.
Never will anybody say,
We were the peak of mankind.
That is wrong, the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste. And we know
Living only for money and power
Is the way to go.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is a dumb thing to do.
Forgetting about that time,
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Changing our world for the better
Is something we never did.
Giving up
Was how we handled our problems.
Working hard
Was a joke.
We knew that
People thought we couldn’t come back
That might be true,
Unless we turn things around
Now read the poem again… backwards.
Unless we turn things around
That might be true,
People thought we couldn’t come back
We knew that
Was a joke.
Working hard
Was how we handled our problems.
Giving up
Is something we never did.
Changing our world for the better
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Forgetting about that time,
Is a dumb thing to do.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is the way to go.
Living only for money and power
Is a waste. And we know
We actually succeeded
Thinking that
Our generation was a failure.
That is wrong, the truth is
We were the peak of mankind.
Never will anybody say,
Our generation will be known for nothing.
With just a simple switch of direction, reading the poem backwards, the whole meaning of the poem changes completely from despair to hope. Just amazing.