Desiderata

GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE AND THE HASTE
AND REMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAYBE
INSILENCE.
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 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 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 person 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 the strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born out 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 and what ever your
labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
it is still a beautiful world.
STRIVE TO BE HAPPY