Do It Anyway

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-- 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.

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.

~ Mother Teresa