Deserata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As
far as possible 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 vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for
always there will be greater and lessor 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 people strive for high ideals;
Be Yourself.
Especially,
do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all
aridity and disenchantment it transcends time and space.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things
of youth.
Nuture
strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome disipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have the 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 God to be, and whatever your labours
and inspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its shame, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful
world.
Written Anomounsly
at St Pauls Cathedral
England
