‘A hint of life’ is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox in the January 1910 issue of the Prabuddha Bharata Magazine.
Don’t look for the flaws as you go through life;
And, even when you find them,
It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind,
And look for the virtues behind them.
For the cloudiest night has a hint of light
Somewhere in the shadows hiding.
It is better by far to hunt for a star
Than the spot on the sun abiding.
The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whims to the letter.
Something must go wrong your whole life long;
And the sooner you know it, the better.
It is folly to fight with the Infinite,
And go under at last in the wrestle;
The wiser man shapes into God’s good plan,
As the water shapes into a vessel.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox