(My oil painting : Shell)
The Desiderata
Go placidly amid
the noise and haste,
and remember what
peace there may be in silence.
As far as
possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth
quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull
and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and
aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare
yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter,
for always there
will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy you
achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in
your career, however humble;
it’s a real
possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution
in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not
blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons
strive for high ideals;
and everywhere
life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not
feign affection.
Neither be
critical about love;
for in the face of
all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial
as the grass.
Take kindly the
counsel of the years,
gracefully
surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength
of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not
distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are
born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome
discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of
the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right
to be here.
And whether or not
it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe
is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at
peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your
labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your
soul.
With all its sham,
drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
(written by American writer Max Erhmann in 1927)
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