[real-eyes] Seasonal Greeting
- From: "&&& (Ruthie)" <clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: undisclosed-recipients:;
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:05:49 -0600
As my Seasonal Greeting to you, I send the text of a prose poem by Max
Ehrmann called Desiderata. I have found this text to be very
inspirational. I keep a copy in a handy place on my computer and read
it every so often to remind me of a few things. I hope that you find it
as encouraging and motivating as I have.
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*Desiderata*
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*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 to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. *
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*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. *
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*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. *
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*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. *
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*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. *
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*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. *
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*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.*
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*Max Ehrmann, 1927*
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Desiderata, Latin for "desired things," is a 1927 prose poem by American
lawyer and writer Max Ehrmann. Largely unknown in the author's lifetime,
the text became widely known after its use in a devotional around 1965.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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&&& (Ruthie)
Don't tell him your name, Alfred. OOPS!
"We are more than the sum of our parts."
We are the few,
Who speak for the many,
Who could not speak for themselves.
We are the many,
Who speak for the one,
Who could not speak for herself.
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