Have you felt as if your good efforts
go un-noticed? Have you ever tried hard to do the right thing, only to
get beat out by someone who cut corners? Or have you felt as if you are
simply doing your best, only to have people misunderstand your motives
and intentions? If you've ever felt like saying, "What's the use?", this
piece, is for you:
THE FINAL ANALYSIS
People are often unreasonable,
Illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
People may accuse you of selfish, alterior
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 never was between you and them anyway.
(Author Unknown)
Submitted by Fran Stefaniak, 1999
Visit Fran's Site at:
GFC Page-000,00,080
|
This is society's quintessential question. Can
you answer,
