

Desiderata’
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly, clearly and listen to others, even the dull and 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 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 people strive for high ideals.
Be yourself, Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it transcends time and space.
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 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 the, 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 broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Take Care. Strive to be Happy.
FOUND IN OLD ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, in BALTIMORE.
-It was written by Max Ehrmann in 1927, and copyrighted in 1948 by his widow, Betty.
Through a lawsuit, it had been labeled Public Domain (anyone can use it) since 1975.
The Word Desiderata Translated from Italian to English is Wished (desire)
wish (w¹sh) n. 1. A desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.
2. An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination; a petition. 3. Something desired or longed for. –wish v. wished, wishing, wish·es. –tr. 1. To long for; want. 2. To entertain or express wishes for; bid. 3. To call or invoke upon. 4. To order or entreat. 5. To impose or force; foist. –intr. 1. To have or feel a desire. 2. To express a wish. –wish“er n.
This meaning (desire/wish) becomes alive and evident in Michelangelo’s painting of creation.
1. Dio (God) eyes desire to create man, in his own image and likeness.
2. The arm of God reaching out to touch man.
God desired to create man.
Reflect on this, Something Must Exist for if nothing exists this means nothing Existed.
Even in a void nothing exist. Then a void Exist, not physically but meta-physically, the void exist.
This bears witness to God as the agent of all creation, existence of the universe. Both physical and meta (Greek, meaning after physical) Spirit.
You are a child of the universe and you live within God’s desiderata.
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