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 true enemies;Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;Be honest 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