Monday, August 28, 2006
Be Kind Anyway
People - Attributed to Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred;
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.
I came across this quote yesterday and it is sending a sea of ripples in my thinking.
I used to wonder how best to bring up my kids, do i teach them to be kind, be courteous, do good etc and risk having them be taken advantage on? or I teach them to take care of themselves first, which is raising children of a character that I'll loathe at the end of the day.
I have a clearer path now.
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred;
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.
I came across this quote yesterday and it is sending a sea of ripples in my thinking.
I used to wonder how best to bring up my kids, do i teach them to be kind, be courteous, do good etc and risk having them be taken advantage on? or I teach them to take care of themselves first, which is raising children of a character that I'll loathe at the end of the day.
I have a clearer path now.
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# posted by yojanjan : 8/28/2006 12:04:00 PM
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sure, it is attributed to Mother Theresa, not me.... ;)
glad you like it tho :)
makes you feel a little bit like 退一步,海阔天空 right?
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glad you like it tho :)
makes you feel a little bit like 退一步,海阔天空 right?
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