Thursday, November 09, 2006

As a university student, I am asked every day: "what's your major?"....Basically, what are you going to do with your life?
Had you asked me this is grade 12, I would have given you a 10 year plan. I knew exactly what I was going to do! Now...I'm just not so sure anymore. After discussing this lack of certitude and fear with a friend, I was given the following poem:

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better; whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

So no matter what you do in life, aim for success.

2 Comments:

At 9:25 AM, Blogger clowny said...

ca te ressemble! ca resume ton sejour en guyane d une certaine maniere!mais avons nous besoin de lire Ralph Waldo Emerson pour avoir du bon sens ce texte n est la que pour te rassurer de ce que tu crois bon je constate que malgres ta volonté de bien faire du n est pas encore sure pour affirmer tes propres pensees.c est pourquoi tu cherches des alliers dans les livres. tu ne pourras que assumer tes propos et tes actes mais tu n en seras jamais juges .
jo esprit libre

 
At 11:14 AM, Blogger smashkan said...

i had a ten year plan once too. sweet poem.

 

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