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Question

Mother Theresa

Do It 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 could 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've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God
It was never between you and them anyway

Thanks for all of the positive responses!
I love this poem as well.

Aww, the last stanza. In my opinion, she means that overall, people should not dictate the way that you treat them. You treat people well because that is what God wants from you. In the end, people will not judge you, God will.

Answer 1

I am Jewish. For a Roman Catholic Nun, in a country that discriminates against her religion, I find this fascinating. I knew she was a wise woman. Her words are simple but deep. If I had the power to give Sainthood, I would have picked her when she was alive and now more than ever. A true biography of her should be written with no less then 1000 pages. Thank you for showing me this, I had never read it before.

Answer 2

The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith

• 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.

Answer 3

Mother Theresa was truly a wise and gentle person. This is a great little poem - I am not religious but don't really mind the God bit.
Thanks for posting it.

Answer 4

All but the last verse is something I like. I saw that poem in the library at school today.

Answer 5

I've seen that written in a similar fashion and find it very wise.

Answer 6

This has always been my favorite!!!! I LOVE IT and I try to always remember it. God Bless.

Answer 7

Great exept for the God part.

Answer 8

Is True..to a point........Its between one and GOD...But........

Jesus said...." When you done to least one of these you done it unto me "

So it does matter to God...what you do to or with others.......
and how you allow what others do to you...to be forgiven or not !!!!!!!

Least thou Forgive , ye cannot be forgiven

Answer 9

Mother theresa was an evil old bag who loved poverty as it gave her something to do. She made people (usually women) undergo surgery without anaesthesia so they could feel the suffering christ went through. I shed no tears when she died.

Answer 10

i agree with everything except the last stanza.