Desiderata
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
“Go placidly amid the noise and the 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 ignorant; they too have their story. Be yourself. Especially do not
feign affection. Neither be cynical about love – for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment is it perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the
years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you from 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 labours 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.”
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