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| | desiderata-ylchong: what is desiderata? |
 | | As the saying goes, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention", I ventured into writing in my secondary schooldays to earn some pocket money, so that my siblings and I could indulge in the weekend cheap matinee (as the cinema was about the next best thing to a luxury outing). |
 | | Desiderata starts with "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste..." and ends with an optimistic "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. |
 | | "Desiderata" means "features or characteristics deemed as essential or desirable to..."; hence one may say the desiderata of happiness may consist of, among others, good health, a balanced education, a professional job, lots of money to spare after the essentials for daily living, or even a carefree vagabond lifestyle... |
| desiderata2000.blogspot.com /2005/03/what-is-desiderata.html (532 words) |
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