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 ignorant;
  they too have their story.  Avoid loud and aggresive persons; they are a vexation to th
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 achievments as well as your plans.  Keep interested in your career, however
                  humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
    Exercise caution in your business affairs; 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 your self.  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 years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
      Nurture strenght of spirit to sheild you in sudden misfortune.  But do not distress
    yourself with imaginings.  Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.  Beyond a
                               wholesome dicipline, 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 concieve 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 careful.
    Strive to be happy.
 
 
There are two versions about how the Desiderata came to be.  One is that it was found in  old ST. Pauls Church in
Baltimore, USA  and was dated as written in 1692 and was translated from Latin into English by Max Erhmann in
1927.
The second version is that it was written by Max Erhmann in 1927.
 

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