DESIDERATA

Hi people. Missed you. sometimes I get lonesome and i scroll through my phone book looking for some one to call so i can feel alive again.Believe it or not, i often come up with zilch.At times like that, wonder what the hell am doing with all these numbers which i can't call when i need to talk.At times like that, i want to delete them all.I almost did once, then common sense prevailed.

I guess there are times when the only one that can help you is you. Anyway, I run into a poem called Desiderata. Some brother had included it in his vibe speech. I took the poem and ran. Here goes;


Max Ehrmann
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 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 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 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.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

PS:I almost asked u to hope that i have time to type it out for you. Then I remembered the miracle of cut and paste! I believe!

anyway,t's a nice poem and i think i'll try to effect what it says. wanted to talk about sum'n else but let me post afresh