"Anyway" ~ by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest, it will make you vulnerable and they might cheat you;
Be honest anyway

What you spent years building, they may destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

The good you do today, they often will forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it will 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.

[via Ruth.]