Mother Theresa's Poem

This poem was written by Mother Teresa and is engraved
on the wall of her home for children in Calcutta.

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

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 never was between you and them

anyway.