November 20, 2005 9:35 PM
Mother Teresa's Simple Plan
Apropos of yesterday's thoughts on people misunderstanding confidence as arrogance, when it just might be the energy God gives us to do what we're supposed to do, I thought of something I've posted before:
These words are engraved on a wall at the Children's Home founded by Mother Teresa 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 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 God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
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Comments
That is a wonderful quote! Thank you for sharing it.
Posted by: Annie | November 20, 2005 10:04 PM
Thanks........that is so how I feel sometimes, and people just don't get it, I am going to copy to my blog, if you don't mind.
Posted by: Amie | November 20, 2005 10:29 PM
