DESIDERATA
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
relationships with all people .
Speak your truth quietly and clearly ;
and listen to others , even the dull
or ignorant, they too have their story .
Avoid loud and aggressive persons ,
they are annoying to the spirit .
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter ;
because there will always be larger
and smaller than you.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans .
Keep interested in your own career ,
however humble;
she is a real treasure
in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs ;
because the world is full of trickery .
But that does not blind you to what virtue
exist, there are many people who strive for high ideals ;
and everywhere life is full of heroism .
Be yourself .
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love ;
Because in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years ,
gracefully surrendering
to the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune before .
But do not distress yourself with fantasies , do not
worry ...
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 is clear to you or not,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should .
Therefore be at peace with God ,
either way you conceive Him
And whatever your labors and aspirations .
Keep in the noisy confusion , peace with your soul.
With all his deceptions , drudgery and broken dreams ,
this is still a beautiful world.
Be careful.
Strive to be happy!
It was found in the old church of Saint Paul , Baltimore in 1693.
Maintains absolute force, more than 400 years of writing.