Desiderata - Pillars of Creation in Eagle Nebula Poster

Inspirational Guidance series The full Desiderata by Max Ehrmann: Go placidly amidst the noise and haste... accompanied by an image of the Eagle Nebula, M16. It shows a billowing tower of cold gas and dust, 9.5 light-years high, rising from a stellar nursery. Stars in the Eagle Nebula are born in these clouds of cold hydrogen gas, and the tower may be a giant 'incubator''for those newborn stars. The poem has inspired young adults who are coming of age since the 1920's and is as popular today as it ever was. It's been given as a gift by loving parents, grandparents, godparents and aunts and uncles as essential life-wisdom ever since it was written. They've found it to be one of the few ways for such wisdom to get past those raging hornes, giving support to the upcoming generation through their rebellious years and beyond... image code: egnebtwr ESO/J. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.