# Rendering # Poem by Marvin Brato Sr

Advance to be recognized…

is a call made to award

those who have served

the government for public service

after 20,25,30,35 or mores years

of work till retirement age.


Walk up to the stage…

to receive a pin and certificate

marking the dedicated vocation

that each one has rendered

through the long years

of patiently doing a job.


For those who just finished 20 years…

be inspired by those seniors

who were ahead and now retiring,

they are an epitome of idealism

doing their part in the society

and become asset not liability.


But why persist....?

To spend one's prime

as public servant, instead

of venturing to greater height

and build an empire of wealth

like the self-made billionaires.


Money is not everything…

Yes it can provide almost all

That man seeks in this world

Yet, the real joy is finding

Self- fulfillment by serving others

For such opportunity is true honor.