RSVPs and the desi community

Re: RSVPs and the desi community

Someone earlier mentioned having to stand and eat. The last two lines of a poem I learnt in school came to mind

They also serve
Who (only) stand and wait.

I replaced wait with eat

The poet was John Milton - who became blind (googled to find this today). He States we all contribute our own way - even those who only stand and wait - or in this case stand and eat.

For some reason this line has stuck with me through the decades - though I have long since forgotten the rest.