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

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 your God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

--Mother Teresa