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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.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright(?orLeft?) 1952.

eLi G., piaNOwarist
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here’s the poem:
雨ニモマケズ
Undefeated by the rain
風ニモマケズ
Undefeated by the wind
雪ニモ夏ノ暑サニモマケズ
Undefeated by the snow, or by the summer’s heat
丈夫ノカラダヲモチ
With healthy body
欲ハナク
Devoid of greed
決シテ瞋ラズ
Never getting angry
イツモシズカニワラッテイル
But always smiling quietly
一日ニ玄米四合ト
Eating each day four go of rice
味噌ト少シノ野菜ヲタベ
Miso and some vegetables
アラユルコトヲ
One who in every thing
ジブンヲカンジョウニ入レズニ
Gives no thought to himself
ヨクミキキシワカリ
Who sees and hears and understands
ソシテワスレズ
And then does not forget
野原ノ松ノ林ノ蔭ノ
Living in a small thatched hut
小サナ萱ブキノ小屋ニイテ
In the shade of a grove of pines on the plain
東ニ病気ノコドモアレバ
Who if in the east a child is sick
行ッテ看病シテヤリ
Goes to be a nurse
西ニツカレタ母アレバ
If in the west a mother is weary
行ッテソノ稲ノ束ヲ負イ
Goes carrying a load of grain
南ニ死ニソウナ人アレバ
If in the south there’s one who’s close to death行ッテコワガラナクテモイイトイイ
Goes and says there is no need to fear
北ニケンカヤソショウガアレバ
If in the north there are quarrels and fights
ツマラナイカラヤメロトイイ
Goes to say forget such trifling things
ヒドリノトキハナミダヲナガシ
One whose cheeks are wet in time of drought
サムサノナツハオロオロアルキ
Who walks bewildered when the summer’s cold
ミンナニデクノボートヨレバ
Who’s called a fool by everyone
ホメラレモセズ
Never praised
(苦)クニモサレズ
Nowhere claimed
ソウイウモノニ
That’s the kind
ワタシハナリタイ
I want to be

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