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Bezugnehmend auf Mousehunter’s Gedicht hier eines, das Anfang diesen Jhd.s entstanden ist…

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Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the 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 to 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 bitter or vain,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interest 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 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 labours and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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Wunderschön!
Hallo, Nike!

Das gibt es auch in einer wunderschönen Übersetzung (sie stammt von Wolfgang Poeplau). Welch Zufall, daß ich es gerade gestern noch in der Hand hatte (da brauchte ich heut nicht lang zu suchen *g*). Nur so als Ergänzung hier der übersetzte Text.
Liebe Grüße vom
Sams

Geh deinen Weg ruhig

  • mitten in Lärm und Hast -
    und wisse, welchen Frieden die Stille
    dir schenken kann.
    Steh mit allen auf gutem Fuß, wenn es geht,
    aber gibt dich selber dabei nicht auf.

Sage deine Wahrheit immer ruhig und klar,
und höre die Anderen auch an,
selbst die langweilig Stumpfen.
Auch sie haben ihre Geschichte.

Übe dich in Vorsicht bei deinen Geschäften:
die Welt ist voll von Tricks und Betrug.
Aber werde dadurch nicht blind
für das, was dir an Tugend begegnet;
es gibt so viele, die sich um Gute bemühen,
und im Leben um dich her verbirgt sich viel
Heldentum.

Sei du selber!
Vor allem: heuchle keine Zuneigung,
wo du sie nicht spürst,
doch denke auch nicht verächtlich von der Liebe,
wo sie sich wieder regt.
Sie erfährt so viel Entzauberung,
erträgt so viel Dürre
und wächst doch voller Ausdauer
immer neu wie das Gras.

Lebe in Frieden mit Gott,
wie immer du ihn jetzt für dich begreifst;
und was auch immer
deine Mühen und Träume sind
in der verwirrenden Unruhe des Lebens,
halte Frieden mit deiner eigenen Seele.

Mit all ihrem Trug,
ihrer Plackerei und ihren zerronnenen Träumen -
die Welt ist immer noch schön!

Lebe sorgfältig!
Versuche, glücklich zu sein.

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Link!
…damit man auch weiß, woher’s kommt:

http://www.kombu.de/desid-dt.htm

Gruß
Frauke

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Baz Luhrmann…
…ironischer ist Baz Luhrmann’s „Everybody’s free“, das '99 durch die Charts geisterte:

_Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous
you really looked. You are not as fat as you can imagine.

Don’t worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you. Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t know.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else’s.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or of what other other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They’re your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And then you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders. Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair or by the time you’re 40 it will look like 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more that it’s worth._