Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Humanist Life Coach's Model Poem : Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard by Sir Thomas Gray

I have truncated some stanzas from the poem which I think particularly resonant with the Life Coaching philosophy.

Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre:

But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll;
Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.

Some village-Hampden, that with dauntless breast
The little tyrant of his fields withstood,
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,
Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood.

The Life Coaches' Role

Life Coaches are dedicated to insuring that their Clients do not become mute inglorious Miltons.
They are dedicated to making sure that every person they Coach is ready to walk down their life's path with bravery and confidence.
That is the noble role of the Life Coach in society.

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