Wise Advice from Mother Teresa
( because it was never between you and them )
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 best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysisit is between you and God;it was never between you and them anyway.
This poem is engraved on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta.
( because it was never between you and them )
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 best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysisit is between you and God;it was never between you and them anyway.
This poem is engraved on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta.
I really needed to read this daily this week!
Todays Prayer: Lord, help me to be kind, forgiving, sucessful, honest, frank, to build, happy, good, and give the best I've got. Forgive me when I fail. Inevitibly, I will.
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