Desiredata

Denne teksten hang innrammet på rommet som jeg har bodd i de siste to uker. Men nå har jeg flyttet etter mange strabasiøse og tunge tak, og kommet meg til Hillerød. Det er en by ca 40 min nordvest for København. Så nå er det godt å kunne slappe av og lese i fred og ro. Ordene er meningsfulle og det er slik livet er og slik livet bør være. Les og få en følelse av ro!

Desiredata

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 quitely and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and 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 buisness affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many people 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 aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of 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 fattigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome disciplin, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the univers, 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 ith should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive that 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.

By Max Ehrmann