2009-11-11 / Community

Do it anyway

submitted by Garland Mears

This quote from Mother Teresa is painted on a wall of a children's home in Calcutta, India. I was inspired enough to pass it on to you. I hope you enjoy and appreciate it as much as I did.

"People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forg ive 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 never was between you and them anyway."

-Mother Theresa

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