Desiderata: Words For Life (pob)

Desiderata: Words For Life (pob)
by Max Ehrmann

Desiderata: Words For Life (pob)
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Author: Max Ehrmann
Illustrator: Marc Tauss
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-01
ISBN: 0439673682
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Scholastic

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Book Review: A Guide for the Journey
Summary: 5 Stars

"Desiderata" is one of the great meditations. Its ending, "With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world," is a guide and a profound source of encouragement, reminiscent of Mikhail Bulgakov's story, "Psalm," which in proasic form offers a similar message: "Somehow we'll have a beautiful life." "Desiderata" offers deep wisdom; it gains credibility with its admission that indeed there is suffering; there are "broken dreams." The meditation also evokes the ending of William Saroyan's play "In the Time of Your Life": "In the time of your life, live -- so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere ....Ignore the obvious, for it is unworthy of the clear eye and the kindly heart. Be the inferior of no man, nor of any man be the superior. Remember that every man is a variation of yourself.... In the time of your life, live -- so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it." Like the ending of this play, "Desiderata" offers light for roads that can sometimes be dark.

Summary of Desiderata: Words For Life (pob)

The beloved classic poem by Max Ehrmann. "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."

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