The Final Analysis

Mother Teresa

We were at a graduation on Saturday. The speaker shared this message. It's worth remembering.

The Final Analysis

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 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, 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 have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

 ~ quoted by Mother Teresa

~ written by Kent M. Keith