“No less than the trees and the stars you have a right to be here.”

@TheGoats.

2 жыл бұрын

Hits hard

@savithpanamgama2107

2 жыл бұрын

I suddenly feel cold all over and warm inside while i hear that... Felt like it was written just for me the first time i heard it☺️

@alw3203

2 жыл бұрын

do not tell the left that ,it will not be long before people who think will be in goolags ,i shore they will be call by a different name, moral training camps lol

@MaxLoshem-bh9le

9 ай бұрын

All of us Even maga

"If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself."😭💜✨

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Love this line.

@FilmVersionSoundtracks

3 жыл бұрын

Basically everyone on social media these days...

@chronorust3359

3 жыл бұрын

@@FilmVersionSoundtracks Or in life in general. Obsessions with classism and material things.

@reyserohijos1182

Жыл бұрын

😢

@juanacrisandrade

Жыл бұрын

That is the problem with social media ...

I am listening to this while raining in the background. I have a hot cup of coffee in my hands and tear in my eyes. couldn't be a better night... thanks

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Damn it sounds like an awesome moment, thank you for sharing it with us.

@lindseyshupee

3 жыл бұрын

ooooh, perfect hehe

@cloudridermrbliss7085

Жыл бұрын

Gheyyy👺👺

@tonytee3372

Жыл бұрын

me too, heavy rain.. but feels so calming

Far too many frames in this video are so hauntingly beautiful.

@riverandthesea8428

3 жыл бұрын

I approve of this apoorva ❤

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

I had nothing to do with it, Rome is beautiful from every angle. Thank you for watching.

@PratiksMusic

3 жыл бұрын

+1

@MPulpPoems

3 жыл бұрын

@@illneas wow!!!

@alexzandrachannel1901

3 жыл бұрын

@@illneas "2pm"9l9l9l9l924km999l9l9l9l9l9l9lkomomkokkloloko

At 17 I was a hardcore IV heroin addict, and at that age I was resigned to being dead before 25 or in prison for a long time. Luckily, what I was caught for only landed me 5 years inside. During this time I found this poem. It was on my wall and I read it as a daily thing in the mornings. In a highly unstable and chaotic environment, the few moments of peace I got after reading this was worth so much to me. One of the best things I've ever read

@insideself1471

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's quite a story. :O) x

@jmk1962

3 жыл бұрын

Poetry is so powerful. Glad it helped change the course if your life.

@thebusybeanhomecafe4035

3 жыл бұрын

I applaud you!

@MoeSpice

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebusybeanhomecafe4035 same here!

@theoptimistictourist

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you Michell, proud of you dude.

This is my father's favorite poem. He always expressed his love for this ever since I was a child, and only now do I understand why. This poem speaks to me on so many levels. I needed this, thank you.

I am usually too shy to comment but this time, I just couldn't stop myself !Thank you for your marvelous videos, which never fail to move me and inspire me. Thanks to these, I discovered poetry in English and I came to love the poets you introduce on your channel... (I apologize if my English is a bit wonky, I'm still in highschool...)

@unibomberbear6708

3 жыл бұрын

Your English is better than ninety percent of so called 'adults' with college Literature degrees. Really they suffer from a neoteny caused from never truly experiencing life without their cultural parents around to pay them for nothing , and tell them what to do . Your English is way better than Trump's, or Joe Biden. that guy is unsensible..

@johnsrome8459

3 жыл бұрын

You lucky youngster! This channel & its community is a good place to be. You can express yourself here. Enjoy your life!

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and for watching my videos. Being shy in life is your choice but please feel free and safe to express yourself on this corner of the internet. Your English are perfect and good luck with your studies.

@sappho5240

3 жыл бұрын

@@unibomberbear6708 Thank you ! It warms my heart to know that my english is more than understandable !

@sappho5240

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnsrome8459 Thanks for your kind answer ! It is true that I feel very comfortable in this community. It allowed me to discover who I am, what thrills me... Enjoy your life too !

This poem was a part of my curriculum back in my last year of high school and i remember how beautiful i found it when i read it for the first time. Not to mention my marvelous teacher who taught us this poem so beautifully. Thank you for bringing this to the world. You're a great artist.

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Poem grow into you, while the years pass, it will always get better and mean more to you, thank you for your compliments, have a great day.

@zuzannawisniewska4464

Жыл бұрын

I cannot forget this poem , it stuck in my memory somewhere , it has been with me for so many years , I often return to this masterpiece. I know him all by heart.

@number7417

Жыл бұрын

Oh sheesh, same!! My English teacher let us understand this poem and made it us our last practicum as our impromptu speech.

“Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.” This poem. Every line rings true.

@agungbaskovic

Жыл бұрын

thx

You have a right to be here. I repeat this in my mind when I'm upset, when others tell me I'm not good, or that I am trash. I repeat those words to myself. You have a right to be here.

@kyraarena

5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry you have to go thru people not making you feel worthy and loved,you are!!

I recommend this video when I read comments across KZread, written by people like me. People who lost the compass and are in the middle of the deepest waters

Those people who love this genre Videos......take love....Where hell are you beautiful people? Dont you think we need an island of our own ❤❤...

@its_leyl.a

3 жыл бұрын

yeah...there are so few people who like poetry on youtube. or appreciate creativity.

@zahanbarak9854

3 жыл бұрын

@@its_leyl.a i agree.. Its tough to find this kinda people... ❤❤❤

@CarolFremel-my4hs

3 жыл бұрын

Thats because so few of us are blessed with physical beauty - which often leads to vanity and pride and can be soul destroying

@insideself1471

3 жыл бұрын

I recently learnt how the way we treat ourselves in our minds and our feelings about ourselves is then reflected back in the people around us. (I used to get bullied but didnt realized how horrible I was being to myself inside). I hope this helps so that you no longer wish to be on an island away from 'other people'. Much love xxx

"Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings" I wish I heard that when my pain was great during times of depression. I'm still so grateful this poem exists.

I didn’t want this one to end. Quite a journey. The statues, the artist with the guitar, the music. Bliss

This is my daily antidote against poisoning moments. Thanks man

this comforted me in ways people never could. i'm not able to freely roam the world and notice all the little details, but i can do so , through videos like these. i always forget how beautiful life is.

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes when I see a good movie my eyes are hijacked by the director and I see the world with their point of view, maybe after this you can start noticing the underappreciated beautiful things around you.

@jacobrackham432

3 жыл бұрын

The beauty is in simply being aware

I loved the shots of Rome, they go so well with the great Poem!

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ^^

@drdebocherry

3 жыл бұрын

And the 🎻.....🎴🀄

Let go the ego. Let go of judgment. Embrace the self. Find beauty in all.

I feel like I'm talking with my grandfather. His words so beauty and full of wisdom.

‘In the noisy confusion of life .....’ beautifully narrated and shot .Aspiring and thought provoking .

Your cinematography was mesmerizing me

@cd794

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Cinematography is a very powerful way to express and reflect the emotion... I am genuinely mesmerized.

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, it means a lot to me

This is as close to the "universal truth" as humanly such a thing is really possible. Your work, narrator's, the musician's, author's... It really shows the poem in its strongest way. I thank you all. How I wish more people would be able to connect themselves with this.

One of my favorite things about channels such as this, is that it brings out the best in people. There's no hate in the comments, only love. If hatred is merely the lack of beauty, then truly art must be love, for I see nothing but beauty to drink in here.

I'm the youngest among 11siblings❣️ My elder sisters shared this to me on my 5th grade , and since then , it became my Guiding Principles for 45 years...

Have no words, so beautiful✨

This is probably the most beautiful poem and video I've ever come across. I've listened to this like every day for the past week. The beauty of it is how universal the message is. A true gem. Thank you for this.

Every sentence , word and letter has a true and simple meaning and basically crux of our life 🥺..... This piece Made a huge impact on me ☺️ and made a few tears trickle too! Love this! And the image/video clips made a greater impact! Amazing work!

I have had my heart and soul hurt this past week and this beautiful poem has uplifted my spirit. Thank you 🙏 x

@nv-xu9fb

Жыл бұрын

Same here, Iv been undergoing so much pain and stress but after listening to this poem, it comforted me

It's called heart work 👏👏

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Nice term !

I try to live my life by this poem. It’s not let me down so far.

Thank you for this. I have a small card with this poem on it that Ive kept in my wallet for over 40 years. I gives me strength when I need it, like now when my body is giving in to MS & when people in my life make things more difficult. Really love your work…the narration, the imagery, the feeling, are all just perfect. Thank you. Love & much appreciation from NH USA 💕

This is my absolute favourite of all poems and it does not fail to bring tears to my eyes each and ever time. Guidance for life. "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world."

The kind of poem you need to relisten when you need to recharging yourself. I'm pleased to say that I have shared this beautiful piece with my best friend. And as her birthday is coming up, I hope she could find hopes and spirits through this video as I am. If you see this comment, Dessy, happy birthday. Thank you for being there. 💙 I hope you always find solace in your dark days, I wish our friendship will never dim as sunset. Also, what a coincidence that the video is titled Desiderata which just sounds perfect to listen for Dessy's birthday! 💙 PS. Thank you Illneas for sharing your talent with us, and introducing us to many great poems by making them more interesting visually.

In my opinion, we need not strive for happiness, that is limitation, we may strive for being human, perhaps we’ll get the whole spectrum of feelings... Thank you Illneas for your creativity and work, I love it all.

Beautiful poem Beyond words👌 Keep peace in your soul Is too much heart touchable

Desiderata GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own 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 yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark 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 and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. By Max Ehrmann

The videos you make are too good and comforting especially when one is alone and tired and needs to hear something honest and consoling. Thank you for these videos and please don't stop creating as long as it's not an inconvenience for you.

Thank you for introducing me to this world I was afraid to discover

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome Internet Friend ^^

I’ve got a desiderata tattoo on my left hip because of this masterpiece. It describes perfectly how much I love life but also how painful this love is.

@shineon7641

2 жыл бұрын

I'll bet it's painful, with the state of things here, today, but remember that you are not the only one...far from it, you'll see soon enough. Hang on kiddo, it's gonna be a heavy ride. Keep Smiling...

i really have no words to comment on this, everyone already said beautiful things about it so i just wanted to say that since i discovered your channel (yesterday) i feel so inspired and i feel the connection like with a close friend. Amazing work. Tom's voice is piercing the soul.

This is just so beautiful. Gets me every time. Visuals, poem, speaker, music are all simply perfect

This is truly a masterpiece. Incredible work blending the soul of the poem with the mood of the camera work.

Man you cant believe how much you helped me with your Videos. I watch your Videos and understand that i am not alone with my feelings and thoughts. I am from germany and appreciate your work of Art. Please never stop. You are helping people like me.

i think this restored my will to live. this is powerful and your filming is amazing ! you created a very calm and relaxing, almost cozy atmosphere with the voice, the location, and the background music all mixing together.

The world is beautiful and the life is beautiful, but we wouldn't comprehend the inner meanings. Really, beautiful poem and recited beautifully!

Bravo ! Absolutely beautiful production . I was in tears by the end . Thank you

The narration and music is EXCELLENT! The images are powerful, especially when slowed down in terms of movement. What is important in these is trying to listen and watch with empathetic concern, and to watch "with the grain".

I have fallen in love with poems and I don't wanna go back

So beautifully read, the screenshots so thoughtfully arranged, and the violin quality & sound level opens the door to the soul.

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

What screenshots ?

"Avoid loud and aggressive people" That hits me hard and i am wondering how can I avoid myself...

Max Ehrmann's message resonates as much today as when it was written. I grew up in the same part of the country as he did, near Terre Haute, and I have spent much time in Rome. Really beautiful video. Thanks for posting.

I just wanted to say, thank you so much for this :) ❤️

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with me

merci pour tous ces beaux poèmes et vos belles videos . Thank you for all those wonderful poems and your beautiful videos !

the mix of art is everything. this is so amazingly good it is haunting

Thank you for all your videos, they are a thrill to experience!

I needed this. Right now in this moment, these words were exactly what i needed to make sense of things.

At times I feel deserted of any faith in Humanity, hopeless about the future. And then, you upload one of your visual poems, and the spark of hope and trust gets alighted again. Thank you, young man!. God bless you

Speechless... no other words could explain, except whispering this poetry is so beautiful. I admire, indeed!.

This is just perfect, thank you for making this poem 💜

This is just what i needed for today. Thank you!

Enjoyed this very well n have been passing this around. As you mentioned in the description, it is a poem for everyone. No shock value and it is like an anodyne with infinite wisdom. I liked the lighting of the visual clips or the pervasive colour of it. Goes with the mood n great pick of the music too. I saw a few typos in the subtitles. Thank you for this!

I rarely comment on videos, but thank you, illneas, for putting so much thought and effort into these beautiful works. The world is so confused and scared right now, and it’s art like this that reminds me that I should be happy to be alive to enjoy all the wonders life can give, despite the desperation it feels like sometimes. Just... thank you. This channel has become a comfort that I didn’t know would help me so much with my mental battles, and I’m sure that many others would say the same 💙

This video is everything it lays layers of peace on my heart ♥️ thank you for everything ✨

Thankyou, for this. I didn't realise how much I needed this.

I am very glad I happened to stumble upon your channel. It helps put everything in perspective. I hope you know your work is appreciated ❤️

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

Some days I feel that my work is appreciated, some others I get crippling imposter syndrome, thank you for reminding me

Superbly beautiful in images and words!. 🙏💐

I like your images so much. You see what can't be noticed so easily. Thank you for sharing.

I can say this is the only KZread channel that I share to my friends and make sure they will enjoy as i do💕.

No truer words and most beautiful, thank you for this.❤

Yes! is beautiful! It does applies to me in little ways. Thank you so much for sharing. Stay safe!

This is so beautiful! I LOVE THIS CHANNEL.

Rain, poetry, love and this life, a breathing concoction of everything. If only we could live it truly, poetry then is a mere story. Love not just a word and rain a blessing from heaven.

love you illneas your videos helped me so much

Woow, I almost cried! It’s warm, my heart and my brain were stunned... every single scene,the silence in the places with this magnificent poem just showed us the real side of Rome, you just combined Rome with a poem and that’s the truth.... thank you soo much... thank you for refreshing our broken souls with your videos🙏❤️

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

I tried to combine modern with classical Rome, I hope it looked seamless. Thank you for your kind words and for truly feeling my work.

I've never been much for poems before, but sometime last year when I was going through a tough period this one great friend of mine from an MMO I'm playing suggested I listen to this and I've been coming back here time and time again ever since, I can't explain how or why, but it truly speaks to me and I feel better whenever I listen to it and that's good enough for me.

Bless You Sweet Soul - Thank you so much for taking us all on a sacred & spiritual journey through Rome to the enchantingly beautiful Trevi Fountain accompanied by the whispers of "Desiderata" - I can hear the Trevi waters whisper - "Keep Peace in Your Soul" - It took my Breath Away xxxxx

Such a beautiful poem , complemented by your amazing videography asethics. Thank you for the inspiration.

This video gave me hope and forgiveness and guidance when I found myself in the bottom. Since then, I hear or see it everyday. Thank you so much, it saved me

I was trying to find a meditation and did not expect to end up here. This is exactly what I needed, this poem has touched me to my soul.

Enchanted. This is true beauty. Wonderfully, wonderfully made.

I remember this from 40 years ago, always a life saver for someone having a bad trip.

It made my day... Thankss❤️ I was having a tough time... Was slowly becoming a cynic.... Needed this one... Thanks❤️

I recite this when I'm at work it keeps me in my own mind looking at co works and how they can be.

Thank you. I did not know I needed to hear those words. Thank you.

I don't normally comment but I love Desiderata and you're wonderful KZread channel. Thank you 😀

God bless you dear illneas. you bring me so much love and joy, nurture every cell of my being 💙 thank you.

One of the most beautiful poems to exist...tq for bringing it to us ...in the perfect way

Wonderful video , I love the edit to this wonderful poem.

Subtle imagery that blends beautifully with the pace of the soundtrack.. like you can feel it slowing down and but covering lot of content at the same time. Like.. when you feel like you thought of something for 10 minutes and it's been only 2 minutes.

This is my most loved poem. I used to know this by heart. A poem that resonates well to the ongoing global adversities.

Great poem for these challenging times. 🙏😌

I loved this, I'll show it to my friends and family. Thank you so much, please do more of these

@illneas

3 жыл бұрын

That's so nice of you and thank you

You are a child of the universe ✨ this poem speaks to my soul. I am healing and looking deeper into life.

Nearly 10 times I've watched this vid without getting bored ✨ brilliant

I come back to this video a lot. But, now I feel like I am really able to take in what is being said, finally able to believe it. I wrote this paragraph about getting better and I wanted to post it here so I can read it again whenever I come back to this video. It took me years to get out. The obsessive thinking about how terrible of a person you are and how you deserve to die. The self-harm, the hiding in your room for weeks, the not showering for days, I know it all. I couldn't stop hurting myself. It was like an itch I had to scratch, a decade-long itch. Getting out is different for everyone, so I can't give a perfect solution, but I can tell you what I did. First, it's very slow. Excruciatingly slow. It took me a year and a half of dedicated work on myself to get here, and even then I still needed to get on medication for a time. My primary advice is to do what everyone else says: take advantage of school/university counselors if you can and if it's safe for you to do so. A good second choice is to read as much as you can about your problem and commit to making small changes in your lifestyle. If you don't have the energy to cook, buy some ramen and some kale, spinach, or chard and mix that in. If you are too scared to go outside, do some light stretches and maybe walk around a bit inside your room. Try journaling and try writing one good thing about yourself that you did that day when you go to bed and read it the next morning. Maybe you showered. Maybe you ate something. Maybe you read this comment. Practice being able to have a negative thought and let it pass. Don't fight them, don't humor them, acknowledge the thought and let it pass. It doesn't have to have any power over you, it can just be a thought, who says thoughts must always be true? Read some philosophy. Intimately understand that all of us deserve love, just for being human. For example, does the lion deserve to kill to eat when it needs to survive? Does a baby deserve affection and care when without it it will die? You deserve love and to be loved by yourself because to need it. There is no other requirement. Mental illness makes you feel so defeated that oftentimes your first thought is that these types of fixes would never work. You're right. These types of changes won't change your life in a day, a week, a month, or maybe even a year. But it will in a year and a half, two years, or three. And that MATTERS. SO. MUCH. Life will never be perfect, but it can be better. It can get better if you want it. And you do want it. I know you do. We all do. The only thing that is stopping you is fear. Change is unfamiliar and scary, and what if you do these things and it does nothing? What if you wake up one day after learning to love and understand yourself and you realize that you actually really didn't deserve it? That you were right all along? I can tell you with 100% certainty that all these fears are unbased. You deserve love and acceptance and you always have and you always will. No one can take that away from you, not even yourself. Change is scary until you realize it's not. As long as you keep going forwards, it will be okay, you will be okay, and one day you will realize that. Understand that some days will still be really hard. Sometimes, despite your efforts, you will go back to the familiarity of your old ways. You will hate yourself, you will not shower, you will hide away in your room for weeks, and it will feel so good. You finally scratched the itch. Then you will wake up the next morning, the next week, or the next month, and feel so disappointed in yourself. Try not to let that disappointment hurt you more. Sure, you scratched the itch and worsened the wound, but that doesn't mean you have stopped healing or your progress. Setbacks are unavoidable in change, they will happen, so don't feel so bad about them. Acknowledge that it happened and move on. Who said having setbacks has to mean failure? That they have to mean you should give up? Don't ever give up on yourself babe. You don't deserve that. Sometimes you won't be able to change by yourself, I wasn't able to. Sometimes you will need medication. I got to a point where I knew the fixes to my problems. I knew that, as a person, I deserved love, that I was worthy of living, and that there were good things about me. But I still could never FEEL those thoughts. It was painful to think them even after all my progress and I couldn't control my own negative thinking. It was obsessive and compulsive. Every time I would feel mildly bad, maybe I and a headache, maybe my skin was bad, maybe I was just tired, my mind would immediately go back to those bad thoughts. I had trained my brain to react to any bad feeling with self-hatred. At least then I had control, right? The ironic thing is that I had absolutely no control. Over my thoughts, my feelings, and my health. I was spiraling and I knew it, but I was terrified that change would be the same but also unfamiliar. You know what they say about the devil you already know? Going on medication allowed me to have a sort of "brain reset" of sorts. I am able to have control over my own thoughts for the first time in years and I used that newfound control to solidify my change, which would not have been possible without the mental work I had done beforehand. In most cases, medication should be used as a tool, not a solution. I am now off medication and I feel amazing. It is an incredible feeling to be able to love and support yourself; to not see yourself as an enemy and react with fear, but to see yourself as your own protector and feel loved. I'll leave you with one last thing: you aren't special. You are not so uniquely horrible in that you are one of the few who actually deserve to die; there have been others before you who have thought the exact same things about themselves as you do, and they were not any more right in their thinking. And the reason why this is so painful to hear is that your mental illness only survives off this thought being true: that you are uniquely horrible, undeserving, or alone. Don't always listen to what your mind tells you. The brain craves security and safety over everything else, even at the expense of positive change. In that sense, all your mental illness cares about is survival, homeostasis. It's not comforting, it's not safe, it doesn't love you and you don't love it. It's not a part of who you are, but simply a habit of thinking that has gone on far too long. So don't be afraid to change, you will be better for it. I believe, without a doubt, that you can do this, that you can change.

I truly appreciate your approach Illneas...

This is one of the most moving poems I have read in recent times

@aaidahnaveed1924

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Btw your name is really cool. ✨

@ogunwaleemmanuel5736

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaidahnaveed1924 Thank you. Yours is much more cooler. Reads like a super hero

@aaidahnaveed1924

3 жыл бұрын

@@ogunwaleemmanuel5736 Ah my God. Thankyou 💖✨😂

A beautiful recitation❤ Thank you.

halfway into it and this may possibly be your best video up to date.