Gold and silver

Sometimes the gold or silver we have inside grows tarnished. It is tarnished by hurt, pain, life. It takes so much work to revive the luster...and sometime everyday life takes away the energy to work with that cloth and polish (if you will). That doesn't mean it's gone, just that one has to look harder to see it. In the grand scheme of time, momentary exhaustion and stumbling is no reason to stop believing it's there. Easier said than done, yes, but something to strive for.