Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
Robert Louis StevensonRead
A Morning Prayer The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns and duties. Help us to play the man; help us to perform them with laughter and kind faces, let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day. Bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored and grant us in the end the gift of sleep.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of facing daily challenges with positivity and integrity.
In this morning prayer, Robert Louis Stevenson reflects on the mundane yet often irritating responsibilities of daily life. He calls for strength to approach these duties with a cheerful attitude and a sense of honor, requesting a peaceful end to the day and a restorative sleep. The emphasis is on balancing the grind of chores with a spirit of kindness and joy, highlighting the value of maintaining a positive demeanor through life's routine struggles.
Themes
MorningPrayerPositivityDutiesLifeCheerfulness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a morning meeting to encourage a positive attitude amongst team members.
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