Posted on 08/18/2017 7:12:00 AM PDT by Red Badger
WORD FOR THE DAY:
desideratum [dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh m, -rah-, -zid-]
noun, plural: desiderata
1. something wanted or needed.
Origin of desideratum
1645-55; < Latin, noun use of neuter past participle of dēsīderāre; see desiderate
Synonyms: essentials, necessities, requisites, sine qua nons.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........
by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and the 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 to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or 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 in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Go placidly.......................
This latest lib movement is really dumb
Soon of statues we’ll have none
If we forget the past
The nation can’t last
History is a cultural desideratum
Exactly so.......A++++!.................
Fact is, God is NOT whatever a person might conceive Him to be.
He is who He is, and it’s up to us to know Him as He is.
C-ville, the left’s desideratum
“We targeted Trump and we got ‘em”
Their brains are inferior
So they act all superior
But their morals are down at the bottom
Perfect!.............A++++!......................
I’m pretty sure He’s not Morgan Freeman.....................
True Story:
My Nephew’s Wedding:
My nephew’s wedding was in Colorado, outside on a patio high up in the Rocky Mountains. It was a beautiful day with high fluffy clouds and a view of the mountains all around.
The Bride had a brother-in-law who was some sort of hippie priest, and although she didn’t really trust him to do the ceremony, asked him to “say a few words”.
He stood up and read “Desiderata”, but towards the end, he changed the words to:
“Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him (OR HER) to be”
At the pronunciation of the words “OF HER”, there was a deafening clap of Thunder, and a simultaneous single bolt of lightening that struck a mountaintop right behind the speaker.
The whole congregation breathed a collective sigh of relief as the hippie priest sat down and shut his mouth for the remainder of the ceremony, which went off without further interuption.
Warning shot across the bow..................
Yes indeed. The meaning was not lost to anyone.
Ends justify means?
No! My desiderata
are truth and respect.
Beat me to it.
So say we all!.................A++++!..................
Desi's daring-do dealing with Lucy was a desideratum for great comedy & key to the longevity of the hit show…
Excellent!...............gracias!......A+++!..............
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