…do it anyway
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.
– Blessed Mother Teresa
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Jenna, I’m so glad we like a lot of the same stuff 🙂 This is a good one, David! Makes me think of the poem “If” by Kipling, but Mother Teresa adds so much more Truth!
Another poet who’s made an appearance here before… https://restlesspilgrim.net/blog/2011/12/15/youll-be-a-man-my-son/
Wow, I was thiinking all along, “this is so good”, then I saw who the author is. 🙂 Just what I needed to hear right now. Thanks for sharing. (coming over from Elizabeth Ester”s.)
Ah, wonderful! Welcome 🙂
yes! truth, as hard is it may be. great reminder!