Desiderata: words for the soul
This has been one of the cornerstone poem prose’s of my life. Given to me by my sisters, it forever, remains ingrained in my heart and mind.
Hopefully it leaves the same mark on your soul, as it did to mine.
This poem was largely unknown in the author's lifetime and become widely known after 1971. If you would like to print this out or impart some wisdom, please acknowledge the author for this epic work.
This poem was written by ©1927 Max Ehrmann and has been reproduced for inspirational purposes
Desiderata (Desired Things)
Further Info: Max Ehrmann's inspirational poem - Desiderata
The common myth is that the Desiderata poem was found in a Baltimore church in 1692 and is centuries old, of unknown origin. Desiderata was in fact written around 1920 (although some say as early as 1906), and certainly copyrighted in 1927, by lawyer Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) based in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Desiderata myth began after Reverend Frederick Kates reproduced the Desiderata poem in a collection of inspirational works for his congregation in 1959 on church notepaper, headed: 'The Old St Paul's Church, Baltimore, AD 1692' (the year the church was founded). Copies of the Desiderata page were circulated among friends, and the myth grew, accelerated particularly when a copy of the erroneously attributed Desiderata was found at the bedside of deceased Democratic politician Aidlai Stevenson in 1965.
Whatever the history of Desiderata, the Ehrmann's prose is inspirational, and offers a simple positive credo for life.
I acknowledge that this has been taken from the public domain and is for inspirational purposes only.
Sources:
http://www.businessballs.com/desideratapoem.htm
http://www.desiderata.com/desiderata-poem.html