If
you compare yourself with
others, you may become vain
or 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
not this 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 in your soul. With
all its sham, drudgery
and broken dreams; it is
still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive
to be happy.
