I know that many problems solve themselves, so please teach me patience. Send me the right person at the right moment, who will have enough courage and love to utter the truth! Give me the sober recognition that difficulties, failures, fiascos, and setbacks are given to us by life itself to make us grow and mature. Save me from the naive belief that everything in life has to go smoothly. I pray for the power of discipline and moderation, not only to run throughout my life, but also to live my days reasonably, and observe unexpected pleasures and heights. Present me with the sense to be able to judge whether something is important or not. Make me clever and resourceful, so that I can find important discoveries and experiences among the diversity of days. ’Lord, I’m not praying for miracles and visions, I’m only asking for strength for my days. It reminded us, what’s important in life and deeply touched both, our minds and souls. This little-known prayer was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in one of the roughest periods of his life.
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