“A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FOOT”
A FLOWER PERFUMES
LIVED, LULLED AND CRADLED BY VAST CORE SILENCE
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NATURE’S NATURAL WAYS
(CAN ALSO ROAR, HOWL AND DANCE)
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3:43 AM-2/3/16
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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.
they are vexatious to the spirit.
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
for the world is full of trickery.
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Attributed to
Max Ehrmann in 1927
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