".....People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centred. 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 may destroy overnight. Build it anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness people 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. But give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, the final analysis, it is all between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway."
Wow, was this really written by Mother Theresa? Amazing.
ReplyDeleteApparently yes - I found it in the comments on this site:
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It was just what I wanted to hear right now - I sometimes let other people's unkindesses and jealousy get to me, but reading something like this puts it all in perspective.
It's so easy to feel knocked down when you feel that you're doing your best and being a good person... and you get nothing but negative from someone around you. These quotes sure seem to put that in perspective :)
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ReplyDeleteI truly hope no one is being unkind to you. How could that be?
And jealous...well now. You set yourself goals and you achieve what you set out to do. The path you have travelled has not been the easiest, you have never said it was but rather than live a life you were not happy with you choose to spread your wings and fly.
I applaud you and thank you for igniting a little spark in me, the part of me that wants to fly too.
Jealous, phftt, no way.
Inspired, definately.
xxx
Wow what a good post. There will be hundreds jealous of your success but be successful anyway.
ReplyDeleteShe was an amazing woman- and she followed her own advice, I can tell you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this, hon.
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They are lovely words. I need lots of lovely words this week to inspire. Thanks for your kind comment on my Blog. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely words! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery wise!
ReplyDeleteOh Phil, just what I needed to read. And need to read again and again *hugs you* x
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