Desiderata—MaxEhrmann

DesiderataMaxEhrmannGoplacidlyamidthenoiseandthehaste,andrememberwhatpeacetheremaybeinsilence.Asfaraspossible,withoutsurrender,beongoodtermswithallpersons.Speakyourtruthquietlyandclearly;andlistentoothers,eventothedullandtheignorant;theytoohavetheirstory.Avoidloudandaggressivepersons;theyarevexatioustothespirit.Ifyoucompareyourselfwithothers,youmaybecomevainorbitter,foralwaystherewillbegreaterandlesserpersonsthanyourself.Enjoyyourachievementsaswellasyourplans.Keepinterestedinyourowncareer,howeverhumble;itisarealpossessioninthechangingfortunesoftime.Exercisecautioninyourbusinessaffairs,fortheworldisfulloftrickery.Butletthisnotblindyoutowhatvirtuethereis;manypersonsstriveforhighideals,andeverywherelifeisfullofheroism.Beyourself.Especiallydonotfeignaffection.Neitherbecynicalaboutlove,forinthefaceofallaridityanddisenchantment,itisasperennialasthegrass.Takekindlythecounseloftheyears,gracefullysurrenderingthethingsofyouth.Nurturestrengthofspirittoshieldyouinsuddenmisfortune.Butdonotdistressyourselfwithdarkimaginings.Manyfearsarebornoffatigueandloneliness.Beyondawholesomediscipline,begentlewithyourself.Youareachildoftheuniversenolessthanthetreesandthestars;youhavearighttobehere.Andwhetherornotitiscleartoyou,nodoubttheuniverseisunfoldingasitshould.ThereforebeatpeacewithGod,whateveryouconceiveHimtobe.Andwhateveryourlaborsandaspirations,inthenoisyconfusionoflife,keeppeaceinyoursoul.Withallitssham,drudgery,andbrokendreams,itisstillabeautifulworld.Becareful.Strivetobehappy.你应该努力去追求幸福MaxEhrmann在喧闹而奔忙的世界中平静地往前走，这是多么和平、安宁！你要与周围所有的人友好相处尽可能不要放弃这种努力和追求你要轻轻却要清晰地说出自己的真实思想并且耐心倾听别人含糊甚至烦人的想法因为每个人都有他们自己的故事你要远远避开那些吵闹、具有侵略性的人他们会使你的精神痛苦如果你将自己与他人作比那么你将变得既自负又痛苦因为这世上永远有着比你强和比你弱的人们你该享受你自己的成就和计划保持对你自己的事业的兴趣它们不管多么细琐、低下，都是你在变化多端的时代能真正拥有的财产在商业事务中你要小心谨慎这世上到处都有阴谋和欺骗你也不要让自己对美德视而不见世界上很多人为了崇高的理想在忍饥挨饿生活中到处都有英雄主义存在你对你自己要诚实尤其不要无情装有情对爱情不要玩世不恭在这干旱、没有希望的土地上它是一片四季常青的绿洲你要认真吸取流水年华的经验从容地向青春时光告别你要培养自己的精神力量以抗衡突如其来的不幸的打击但你千万不要用想象使自己苦恼、忧伤有很多恐惧产生于疲劳和孤独除去有益于身心健康的原则之外你要善待你自己你和树林、星星一样是这茫茫宇宙的一分子你有权力生活在这里毫无疑问这世界已经完全为你打开所以你要与上帝和平相处不论你觉得他身在何方也不论你作出何种努力、有什么渴望在喧闹、混杂的生活中你应该与你的心灵和平相处尽管这世上有很多假冒和欺骗有很多单调乏味的工作和众多破灭的梦幻它仍然是一个美好的世界记住：你应该努力去追求幸福