Handwritten sign found on the wall of Mother Teresa’s room

 

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 successful, you will win some false friends, and some true enemies; be successful 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, others 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 your best anyway.

 

For you see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.