The Final Analysis

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 may 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 all between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway. 

-Mother Teresa