DesiderataGo 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.[1]American writer Max Ehrmann (1872–1945) wrote the prose poem Desiderata in 1927.[1] In 1956, the Reverend Frederick Kates, rector of Saint Pauls Church in Baltimore, Maryland, included Desideratain a compilation of devotional materials for his congregation. The compilation included the churchs foundation date: Old Saint Pauls Church, Baltimore A.D. 1692. Consequently, the date of the texts authorship was (and still is) widely mistaken as 1692, the year of the churchs foundation.[1][2]When US Democratic presidential hopeful Adlai Stevenson died in 1965, a guest in his home found the Desiderata near his bedside and discovered that Stevenson had planned to use it in hisChristmas cards. This contributed further to the poem becoming widely known.[1]The text was widely distributed in poster form. Calling it Spock Thoughts, Leonard Nimoy recited the poem on his 1968 album, Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy. This version also appeared on the 1995 re-release of Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spocks Music From Outer Space. His rendition is not the only one to change the second-to-last sentence from Be Cheerful to Be Careful. In late 1971 and early 1972, Les Cranes spoken-word recording ofDesiderata (the lead track on his 1971 Warner Bros. album Desiderata)[3] peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart, #4 on the Canadian RPM Magazine chart, and #6 on the UK Melody Makers chart. It made #4 on the Australian singles chart in 1971. The producers of Cranes recording assumed that the poem was too old to be in copyright, but the publicity surrounding the record led to clarification
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