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BLKNSLVR an hour ago

My parents had the Desiderata 'poem' on the back of the toilet door when I was growing up, so I read it a thousand times.

Being older and reading it again, it's a beautiful sentiment and something that, I think, seeped into my subconscious and made me a better person.

My favorite line:

"You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here"

https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html

tigerlily 16 minutes ago | parent [-]

Oh, thank you, what a lovely choice of text. I wonder if your parents meant for you to read it?

My sister mentioned to me recently she has a print of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver on the back of her bathroom door. Your quotation made me think of her poem.

https://allpoetry.com/poem/15374223-Wild-geese-by-Mary-J-Oli...