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. 

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.


Mother Teresa