Do
It Anyway!
by
Mother Theresa
People
are often unreasonable, illogical, 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 false friends and some true enemies;
If you are honest and
frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank
anyway.
What you spend years
building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity
and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the
best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the
best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final
analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between
you and them anyway.