Do it anyway

People are often unreasonable,

illogical and selfcentered;

Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse 

you of selfish ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway

If you are succesfull, 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