Do good anyway.
November 25th, 2007 Posted in Life
A friend of mine today repeated a quote and attributed it to Mother Teresa, but he left a few lines out. In researching the text, I found out that Mother Teresa modified it from The Paradoxical Commandments written by Dr. Kent M. Keith, 1968:
- People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
- If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
- If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
- The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
- Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
- The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
- People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
- What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
- People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
- Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Words to live by.
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November 26th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Exactly what I needed to read today. Thanks, JD!
November 26th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
It’s simple and profound all at the same time. Happy to pass it on.
November 26th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
By the way, that weird turkey pilgrim up on your header scares me. Now that Thanksgiving is over, can we get of him? And by we, I mean you. Actually, I’m just jealous that you’re creative and capable enough to change your header with the seasons.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Ha ha!
I’m working on a Santa one too…sorry to weird you out with the turkey self. It’s gone…until next year!
November 27th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Absolutely profound! I need these simple reminders, from time-to-time!