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gatito
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 Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 2:02:49 PM
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Desiderata Max Ehrmann (1872-1945)
Go placidly amidst 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 the dull and the 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 your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is 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 cynical 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 dark 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 with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
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Etherfish
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 2:12:11 PM
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thanks kitten, that's good.  |
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gatito
United Kingdom
179 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 2:17:28 PM
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De nada  |
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mattb23
Australia
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Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 8:25:24 PM
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Gentle, sweet, and kind. Thank you gatito.
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tonightsthenight
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Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 9:24:17 PM
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Awesome poem.
I remember a few years ago, I was deep in meditation and I heard "desiderata" repeated over and over again in my mind.
I'd never heard of the poem and I understood the word was latin... then I looked it up and found this wonderful poem that really helped me at the time.
This also happened with the poem, "Ariel" from Sylvia Plath.
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chit-ananda51
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Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 10:57:48 PM
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| Thank you for sharing Gatito! |
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