Anyway

[ErikaD981]

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.

Attributed to Mother Theresa but actually
written by a university student in N.Y.C.