great ordinary happenings

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 could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
there may be jealousy;
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’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
- Mother Theresa

“Our job is to love others without stopping to
inquire whether they are worthy. That is not
our business. What we are asked to do is to
LOVE, and this love will render both ourselves
and our neighbors worthy, if anything can.”
- Thomas Merton

Hey, I find the above good to share, though I’ve not really checked if it’s Mother Theresa’s or Thomas Merton‘s, we can pick up what we find helpful, can’t we? I find them provocative food for thought. How about you?

Have a blessed day!

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