Desiderata

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 tha dull and the ignorant; they to have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexation to the spirit. If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and 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 tha world is full of trickery. but let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons stive 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 disenchatment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of years, gracefully surrendering the things of the youth. Nurture strenght of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born with fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome dicipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and 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 it's sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
BE CAREFUL, STRIVE TO BE HAPPY... -Anonymous