William Wilkerson:
CLASS OF 1981
El Modena High SchoolClass of 1981
Orange, CA
William's Story
William is from Tucson, Arizona. William's schools include El Modena High School. William later attended The Art Institute of Tucson (Culinary Arts) .
William's interests include Food. Music William likes includes Hothouse Flowers. Books William likes include A Course in Miracles, The Zohar, Be Here Now.
One of William's favorite quotes is:"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. And as far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons, Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others Even the dull and 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 and bitter For all ways there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans, Keep interested in your 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 true to yourself and especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for, in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength and spirit to shield you in case of misfortune. But do not distress yourself with 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 & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life Keep peace with your soul. With all of its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. Found in an old church, Baltimore, Dated 1692
FIRST... DO NO HARM.(For me this seems to be an ongoing effort)
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I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love. Mother Teresa 1910-1997, Albanian-born Roman Catholic Missionary
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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance...Expand for more
has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
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What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.
- Edgar Z. Friedenberg
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"Tsekung asked, "Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life?" Confucius replied, "It is the word shu--reciprocity: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you.""
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What is hateful to thyself do not do to another. That is the whole Law, the rest is Commentary. Jewish Proverb
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. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
--Helen Keller
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Analects 15.23
There is a Light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond us all, beyond the heavens, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the Light that shines in our heart.
CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD
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When asked how the heart could be purified, Maharaj-ji said, "Always speak the truth."
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Forgiveness is the best gift of all,
both to give and receive
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....The Prayer of Saint Francis
"O Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace!
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, harmony;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light, and
Where there is sorrow, joy.
Oh Divine Master, grant that I may not
so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand; to be loved
as to love; for it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life."".
More about William:"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.â Mahatma Gandhi
He who Learns must suffer and even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair and against our will comes wisdom to us by the awefull grace of God..... Escuilus".
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