People are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self-centered;

Love and forgive them anyway.

 

If you do good, people may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;

Do good 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.

 

The biggest men and the biggest ideas
can be shot down by the smallest men
and the smallest ideas;

Think big anyway.

 

People pretend to love the little people
but sell their souls to the big people;

Fight for the little people 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.

 

People really need help but may
attack you if you help them;

Help them anyway.

 

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

 

Give the world the best you have and
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.

 

© Kent M. Keith