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sweetpeas
Knowflake Posts: 924
From: Plainfield, IN
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted April 19, 2002 12:09 PM
 
Go placidly amid the noise & haste, & 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 & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; For always there will be greater & 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 & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the council 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 imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & 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 & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Max Ehrmann 1927 
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AriesAbundancy
Knowflake Posts: 33
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted April 19, 2002 01:41 PM
Love this poem. Held it dear to my heart ever since I read it as a teen. Everytime I moved, I printed out a copy, either in calligraphic handwriting or the comp, and hang in where I could see it first thing in the morning. I also placed it in my webpage honoring my family. Interesting how people always thought it originated from the Old St. Paul's Cathedral in Baltimore. Thank you for the poem, sweetpeas. Glad to see someone loves it as much as I do.------------------
"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy.
If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem.
But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to change
the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard
to plan the day."
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Laura Elizabeth
Knowflake Posts: 129
From: Connecticut
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted April 19, 2002 02:14 PM
I love this poem! Thanks for posting it sweetpeas!------------------
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 25287
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted April 19, 2002 08:00 PM
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"It is never too late to become what you might have been." George Eliot IP: Logged |
YIVY
Knowflake Posts: 4747
From: Louisiana
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted April 19, 2002 10:31 PM
Sweetpeas...if only we all could adopt that life path, how changed the world would be  Thank you dear  for sharing that with us. It was beautiful!  ------------------
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YIVY
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 25287
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted July 14, 2002 10:33 PM
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"He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love." Martin Luther King, Jr. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 25287
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted November 03, 2002 11:44 PM
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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
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