Mooi.....

Na het schrijven van mijn blog nog even rondje blogs wat ik regelmatig lees gedaan. En op één daarvan stuitte ik op een mooi filmpje. En dan neus je zo'n beetje verder en dan kom je op iets wat je zelf ook graag wilt delen met de hele wereld.

Nou is dat misschien wat veel gevraagd, maar mijn lezers kan ik er in iedergeval van mee laten genieten.Het is een lang gedicht, en de tekst gaat snel. Het Engels is prachtig, en doorspekt met niet alledaagse woorden, maar de strekking sluit zo naadloos aan bij alles waar mijn blog voor staat.


Desiderata from R Smittenaar on Vimeo.

Desiderato

Go placidly amid

The noise and the haste

And remember

What peace there may be in silence

As far as possible

Whitout 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 vexatious to the soul

If you compare yourself to others

You may become vain or bitter

For always there will be

Greater and lesser persons then yourself

Enjoy your achievements

As well as your plans

Keep interested in your career

However humble

It is a real posession

In the changing fortunes of time

Excercise caution

In your bussiness 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 

is as perennial as the grass

Take kindly

to council of years

Gracefully surrender

The things of youth

Nurture the things of spirit

To shield you in sudden misfortune

But do not distress yourself

With dark imagining

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness

Beyond a healthy discipline

Be gentle with yourself

You are a child in the Universe

No less than the trees and the stars

You have a right to be here

And whether or not is clear to you

No doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should

Therefor be at peace with God

Whatever you conceive Him to be

And whatever your labors and aspiration

In the noisy confusion of life

Keep peace in your soul

With all its sham drudgery

And broken dreams

It is still a beautifull world

Be cheerfull

Strive to be happy

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