This is much more of a challenge - but I'm working on it.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 01/05/2008, at 11:48 PM, Gordon Ross wrote:
> Go placidly amid the noise and the 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 to
> the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and
> agressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
> If you compare yourself to 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 the world is full
> of trickery. But let not this 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 labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life,
> keep peace in your soul. With all it's sham drudgery and broken
> dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
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