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Dave Shaffer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Location: Mansfield, PA
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some poetry
Desiderata

1927 Max Erhmann

Go placidly amid the noise and 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 the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and 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 with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
okay, so here's a follow-up
Monday. 2.21.05 11:16 pm
Yes, I wrote a very bitter rant yesterday. I was reading it and thinking about it and what Amy said to me about it and considering whether I should have shown some restraint or not. Amy messaged me and said that if I wanted to publicly humiliate her, I should have at least emailed it to her first and then put it up here, and that I basically took as her having her feelings hurt. I'm sure she will deny it if it's true, and think nothing of it if it's not. She also said Zach was just as dishonest as she was. But I thought that I might have hurt her feelings, which is against my belief that everyone should have the right to happiness. So regardless of whether it felt good to write or whether anything I said was true - which, by the way, it was true as I knew it, and that has been the same story I have told anyone who asked - I felt like I may have committed a moral wrong.

So I thought about it.

If Zach is just putting up a front to me and wasn't actually seriously apologizing, then what he said to me the other day merely meant that we are no longer enemies and he won't look the other way when we run into each other on the sidewalk, which is fine. If I have one less person on the planet hostile towards me, while it's not as good as being friends with that person, it at least gives me less to worry about. And if he's just talking smack, then how we are right now is okay because I don't need to be friends with liars. Which means that as far as what I wrote goes, I am genuinely sorry if I caused you any pain, but I am not sorry - nor will I ever be - that I told the truth.

Zach, sorry if you read this, buddy. I hope you were honest, and if you were then none of this will mean anything.
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