DESIDERATA
St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Maryland, Dated 1692
A Timeless Testament for Energy Enhancers #9 & #10
Emotional Balance & Nurturing Relationships
Your Gift from...
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 vexations 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 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 imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness. Beyond the wholesome discipline, do be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars.
