A thought from church this morning...
Aug. 25th, 2002 03:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katsterStoic prayer
may I be no one's enemy, and may I be the friend of that which is eternal and abides. May I wish for every person's happiness and envy none. May I never rejoice in the ill-fortune of one who has wronged me. May I, to the extent of my power, give needful help to all who are in want. May I never fail a friend. May I respect myself. May I always keep tame that which rages within me. May I accustom myself to be gentle, and never be angry with others because of circumstances. May I know good people and follow in their footsteps.
...it's a hard thing to live up to, but I'm going to try my utter best.
may I be no one's enemy, and may I be the friend of that which is eternal and abides. May I wish for every person's happiness and envy none. May I never rejoice in the ill-fortune of one who has wronged me. May I, to the extent of my power, give needful help to all who are in want. May I never fail a friend. May I respect myself. May I always keep tame that which rages within me. May I accustom myself to be gentle, and never be angry with others because of circumstances. May I know good people and follow in their footsteps.
...it's a hard thing to live up to, but I'm going to try my utter best.
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Date: 2002-08-25 08:05 pm (UTC)To be brief, this was precisely the sort of kick in the philosophy I needed at this moment. Whether it's delivery be intentional, or coincidental, I am grateful for it; I needed that.
in peace,
Jo
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Date: 2002-08-25 10:34 pm (UTC)Ironically, indirectly, the reason the quote is here is you.
Y'see, I found the quote this morning. It's in the atrium of UUCB, that is, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley. And it's partly because of you that I started seriously looking at this path, and thus ended up there this morning...
So yeah, glad you've found some use for it. :)
-kat