The Anyway
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 may destroy overnight
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, others 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
Do your best anyway.
You see, in the final analysis it's all between you and God
It was never between you and them anyway.