Here is a powerful piece of literature for you written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s.
You'll find this interesting since it gives us a guide on how to have a very fulfilling life. This was our final exam in one of our subjects in 4th Yr High School at San Beda College way back 1995. It was also one of the longest plebe knowledges that we had to memorize and internalize in our summer camp training at Baguio City.
Mahaba pero sulit talaga sa ganda ng mga lessons na matututunan mo dito. Mahalaga na mai-apply mo ito sa buhay mo kung gusto mong magtagumpay.
You can add this to your arsenal of timeless wisdom.
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Video produced by my friend Malcolm C. Dragon
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 vexatious to the spirit.
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 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 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.
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Isa sa mga sikreto sa pagiging masaya ay maging productive ka.
Tanungin mo ang iyong sarili: "Ano kaya ang maganda o mahalagang nagawa ko sa araw na ito?"
