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 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 was never between you and them anyway.

this poem was written by Mothe Teresa and is engraved on
the wall of her home for children in Calcuta.