Desiderata (Ilocano version)

Agoo, La Union

National Heroes Day

August 26, 2012

Each time I read the Desiderata, I get a fresh start. It is a guide masterpiece for anyone, young or old. It brings out the hero in you! 

Desiderata

Agpatuloy ka ti baet iti ariwawa ken ganat ket panunutem nga adda talna iti kinaulimek. Ingganat makayam makitunos ka iti padam a tao. Ilanad mo ti pakaistoryaam nga nalinay ken nalawag, ken dumngeg ka iti sabali, uray dagitay nanumo ken nakuneng, adda met maistoryada. Adaywam dagiti nariribuk ken nadangras nga tattao ta isuda iti mangsinga iti kinataom.

No ikumparam iti bagim iti sabali baka agbalin ka nga natangsit wenno sakiten daytoy ti nakem mo, ta adda latta tattao nga nangatngato wenno nababbaba ngem sika. Nanamem dagiti gapuanam kasta met dagiti planom. Ipateg mo iti pagsapulam, uray man pay bassit, ta isu iti pudno a baknang iti agtultulid nga gasat iti paniempo.

Agannad ka kadagiti tamingem, ta addu iti mangallilaw ditoy lubong. Ngem saan mo nga baliwalaen ti kinaimbag ta adu pay ti tao nga nasayaat ti gagarna, ken adu met latta ti natatakneng. Agpudno ka ta bagim. Saan ka nga agpampamarang. Saan mo nga laiten iti ayat ta uray man pay addu ti nakaskas-ang nga makitam, ti pudno nga ayat ket ayat kasla met laeng iti ruot nga agrusing ket agtubo. Arakupem dagiti adal ti panawen, ket ibbatam dagiti rasi iti kinabanwag.

Agsingsingpet ka, ta isu ti galad mo no dumteng ti rigat, ngem saan ka nga agbiag iti nalidem nga arapaap. Di ka agbannog ken agliday tapno saan ka a mapabutngan. Agparbeng ka, ikutam ta bagim. Parsua ka iti lubong, mas importante ka ngem dagiti kaykayo ken bituen, adda karbengam nga ageddeng ditoy. No man pay di mo maawatan, ti lubong ket agtulid a kas rumbeng. Isu nga agtalek ka ken Apo Dios, uray man pay dimo matarusan iti aramidna ken ania man ti pakasiknam ken arapaap mo ti tengnga ti kinaburibor ti biag, agsingsingpet ka latta. Ta numan pay iti bayat iti raira iti panagbiag, kinaawan latta ken awan ti pannakaragpat dagiti darepdep napintas latta ti lubong. Agliwliwa ka.

Agregget ka nga agragsak

(A kas impaulog iti Ilocano ti The Ilocandia Express)

Desiderata 

by Max Ehrmann, 1927

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 vexations 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 not this 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.