[Greco]

still true...

Originally Posted by Greco

Remembering this from a different time...

"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."

"This brilliant summation was written by the American
writer, Max Ehrmann in 1927.""

Greco