A POEM BY MOTHER TERESA

People are often unreasonable, illogical,and self centered;Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse youof selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win somefalse friends and some true enemies;Succeed anyway.

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.