The Clod and the Pebble - William Blake

Here's a gem of wisdom that applies to everyone from any time in history. I'll let you the reader (are there any readers here?) figure it out, which is more fun and more meaningful in the long run. Enjoy.

The Clod and the Pebble
by William blake, 1794

"Love seeketh not Itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair."

So sung a little Clod of Clay
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a Pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:

"Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to Its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite."